Content
AEM Edge Delivery Services
Perfect Core Web Vitals through edge-first content delivery. Edge Delivery Services serves content from the edge with document-based or headless authoring, routinely achieving 100 Lighthouse scores and shortening the path from edit to publish.
Overview
AEM Edge Delivery Services, explained by implementers
AEM Edge Delivery Services sits in the content layer of Adobe Experience Cloud. Edge Delivery Services serves content from the edge with document-based or headless authoring, routinely achieving 100 Lighthouse scores and shortening the path from edit to publish. For most organizations the question is not whether the product is capable — it demonstrably is — but whether the implementation will be shaped around their data, teams and governance well enough to realize that capability.
In practice, the value of Edge Delivery concentrates in a few load-bearing capabilities: document-based authoring via google drive or sharepoint; edge-rendered delivery with sub-second loads; block-based component development model. Getting these configured correctly in the first ninety days determines most of what the platform returns over its license term — retrofitting foundations later costs multiples of doing them right initially.
As an Adobe Gold Partner, DWAO delivers Edge Delivery end to end: architecture and solution design, implementation by certified specialists, integration with the systems that hold your data, and the enablement that moves your team from dependent to self-sufficient. The sections below cover what the product does, how we implement it, what drives its cost and how it connects to the rest of your stack.
If you are evaluating an AEM Edge Delivery Services Partner, weigh delivery evidence over badge count: certified consultants who work in the product daily, reference implementations in your industry, and a support model that continues past go-live. That is the standard DWAO's Edge Delivery practice is built to meet — an AEM Edge Delivery Services Partner with teams in five countries and a named team you meet before any contract is signed.
Capabilities
What Edge Delivery does
Document-based authoring via Google Drive or SharePoint
Edge-rendered delivery with sub-second loads
Block-based component development model
Real User Monitoring and experimentation built in
Universal Editor for in-context editing
Incremental adoption alongside existing AEM Sites
Outcomes
What changes for your business
- Lift Core Web Vitals into the green without a full replatform
- Let marketers publish without a developer in the loop
- Reduce delivery infrastructure cost and complexity
Our delivery
How DWAO implements Edge Delivery
- Block library development and design-system mapping
- Authoring workflow setup in Drive or SharePoint
- Migration of priority templates and content
- RUM, experimentation and performance budgets
- Publish pipeline and preview environment setup
Services
Edge Delivery services
Six engagement models, from a two-week audit to a fully managed platform.
Edge Delivery Implementation
Stand the platform up correctly the first time, with architecture, configuration and validation handled by certified practitioners.
Edge Delivery Managed Services
Ongoing operation, optimization and enhancement of your platform under an agreed service level, without hiring a full in-house team.
Edge Delivery Support
Responsive expert support for incidents, defects and change requests, with escalation paths into Adobe where needed.
Edge Delivery Migration
Move from a legacy or competing platform with data integrity, historical continuity and minimal disruption to live operations.
Edge Delivery Audit
An independent assessment of your current configuration, data quality and adoption, with a prioritized remediation plan.
Edge Delivery Training
Role-based enablement that moves your team from dependent to self-sufficient, built around your actual configuration.
Related integrations
Connect Edge Delivery to the rest of your stack
Adobe Analytics + Edge Delivery
Why integrate, architecture, data flow and best practices.
Adobe Target + Edge Delivery
Why integrate, architecture, data flow and best practices.
Adobe Campaign + Edge Delivery
Why integrate, architecture, data flow and best practices.
Customer Journey Analytics + Edge Delivery
Why integrate, architecture, data flow and best practices.
Journey Optimizer + Edge Delivery
Why integrate, architecture, data flow and best practices.
Real-Time CDP + Edge Delivery
Why integrate, architecture, data flow and best practices.
Use cases
Edge Delivery by industry
Edge Delivery for Banking
Digital banking experiences under regulatory scrutiny.
Edge Delivery for Insurance
Quote-to-bind journeys and claims experience.
Edge Delivery for Healthcare
Patient engagement within privacy constraints.
Edge Delivery for Pharma
HCP and patient engagement with compliance review.
Edge Delivery for Retail
Omnichannel merchandising and promotion.
Edge Delivery for Travel
High-consideration booking journeys.
Edge Delivery — frequently asked questions
What is AEM Edge Delivery Services used for?
Edge Delivery Services serves content from the edge with document-based or headless authoring, routinely achieving 100 Lighthouse scores and shortening the path from edit to publish. Typical buyers are organizations that have outgrown lighter-weight tools and need document-based authoring via google drive or sharepoint with enterprise governance.
How long does a Edge Delivery implementation take?
A focused first release typically lands in eight to sixteen weeks depending on integration count and data readiness — the honest variable is the state of your source data and identity setup, which we assess in the first two weeks and reflect in a timeline you can hold us to.
What does Edge Delivery cost?
Licensing is negotiated with Adobe per organization; the main drivers are traffic volume and edge request counts and scope of block and template development. Implementation is scoped separately. Our pricing guidance page explains every cost driver, and a free scoping call gets you a realistic budget range for your situation.
Does Edge Delivery integrate with the rest of Adobe Experience Cloud?
Yes — natively. Edge Delivery shares data and audiences with the other Experience Cloud products through supported connectors rather than custom middleware, which is where much of its enterprise value comes from. Our integration guides cover each pairing's architecture and data flow.
Why choose DWAO for Edge Delivery?
We are an Adobe Gold Partner with certified Edge Delivery specialists who do this work continuously, delivery experience across regulated and high-traffic environments, and teams in five countries. You meet the named team before any contract is signed, and support doesn't end at go-live.
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Talk to a Edge Delivery expert
Tell us where you are and what you're trying to achieve. A certified consultant from DWAO will come back with a practical next step — not a sales pitch.
- Adobe Gold Partner with certified specialists
- Response within one business day
- Delivery teams across five countries
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