Content Delivery Networks for Global Reach
Content Delivery Networks for Global Reach A content delivery network (CDN) places copies of your files on servers around the world, so a user in Paris or Mumbai loads a page from a nearby edge server rather than a distant data center. This proximity lowers latency and helps pages feel fast, even for users far away. The core idea is caching and routing. When a user requests a file, the CDN serves it from the closest edge node. If the asset isn’t cached yet, the network fetches it from your origin and stores a copy for future requests. ...