Content Delivery Networks for Global Speed
Content Delivery Networks for Global Speed A fast site works better for everyone. People visit from many countries and time zones. A Content Delivery Network (CDN) helps by bringing content closer to users. This often means pages load faster and stay responsive during busy times. A CDN uses many edge locations around the world. When someone requests a file, the CDN serves it from the nearest edge server. If that exact file isn’t cached yet, the edge fetches it from the origin server and stores a copy for later requests. Over time, popular files are served from the edge, not from the main server, which saves time and bandwidth. ...