CDN global reach ensures content is delivered quickly by having servers located near users worldwide. Assess network size and distribution to ensure optimal latency and connection speed. Security measures are crucial, focusing on DDoS protection and secure token authentication to protect content from unauthorized access, thereby ensuring data integrity and privacy.
Scalability allows a CDN to manage fluctuating traffic volumes efficiently. This flexibility can help in providing consistent service quality during peak usage. Performance and reliability are non-negotiable; a CDN must handle large volumes of traffic with minimal downtime. Advanced analytics offer insights into traffic patterns, user engagement, and overall system performance, enabling informed decision-making for future improvements.
Of course with CDNs people always think about speed.
I see CDNs in a differently. A CDN provides users, and vendors a unique deployment spot based on its location within a network diagram, between the user and the origin web server. Due to this unique location you SHOULD expect more from a CDN than just performance. Why? Because this is the perfect place to layer on ancillary services.
Find a CDN vendor who has service you need, in addition to just plain old performance enhancement. CDN vendors offer all sorts of add on services including:
DNS Management
Malware Detection
Bot Detection
API Security
Web Application Firewalls
2 Factor Authentication
Load Balancing
Threat Intelligence and Fraud Detection
DDoS Protection
Etc.
If you're implementing a CDN as a net new project, stop and ask yourself "Do I have other projects that I can knock out at the same time?"
VP of Business Development at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Real User
2017-05-30T17:58:08Z
May 30, 2017
Downtime overall, ease of deployment, least resistance for buy-in. Is it forward looking and encompassing for future upgrades or requirements with little or no disruption?
CDNs accelerate the delivery of web content worldwide by storing it closer to end-users. They mitigate latency, enhance site performance, and provide added security for web applications.
A CDN consists of a network of distributed servers that deliver content to a user based on their geographical location, ensuring faster loading times and improved site performance. CDNs reduce bandwidth costs and improve global availability for applications, effectively managing traffic spikes and...
Select essential CDN features such as:
CDN global reach ensures content is delivered quickly by having servers located near users worldwide. Assess network size and distribution to ensure optimal latency and connection speed. Security measures are crucial, focusing on DDoS protection and secure token authentication to protect content from unauthorized access, thereby ensuring data integrity and privacy.
Scalability allows a CDN to manage fluctuating traffic volumes efficiently. This flexibility can help in providing consistent service quality during peak usage. Performance and reliability are non-negotiable; a CDN must handle large volumes of traffic with minimal downtime. Advanced analytics offer insights into traffic patterns, user engagement, and overall system performance, enabling informed decision-making for future improvements.
-Deployment speed (initial and changes)
-Delivery speed
-Flexibility (can I configure exactly what I need) / testing platform
- Cache Control
- Cache Purge
- Duration of change propagation
Of course with CDNs people always think about speed.
I see CDNs in a differently. A CDN provides users, and vendors a unique deployment spot based on its location within a network diagram, between the user and the origin web server. Due to this unique location you SHOULD expect more from a CDN than just performance. Why? Because this is the perfect place to layer on ancillary services.
Find a CDN vendor who has service you need, in addition to just plain old performance enhancement. CDN vendors offer all sorts of add on services including:
DNS Management
Malware Detection
Bot Detection
API Security
Web Application Firewalls
2 Factor Authentication
Load Balancing
Threat Intelligence and Fraud Detection
DDoS Protection
Etc.
If you're implementing a CDN as a net new project, stop and ask yourself "Do I have other projects that I can knock out at the same time?"
Downtime overall, ease of deployment, least resistance for buy-in. Is it forward looking and encompassing for future upgrades or requirements with little or no disruption?