Content Delivery Networks for Global Speed

Content Delivery Networks for Global Speed Content delivery networks (CDNs) place copies of your content on servers around the world. When a user visits your site, the CDN serves assets from a nearby location. This reduces travel time, lowers latency, and helps pages load quickly even during traffic spikes. How it works: an edge network of servers stores cached files. Your origin host stays in your data center or cloud, while the CDN uses DNS routing and fast networks to connect users to the closest edge. If the nearest edge doesn’t have the asset, it fetches it from the origin and stores it for next time. ...

September 22, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words

Content Delivery Networks: Speed and Reliability for Global Access

Content Delivery Networks: Speed and Reliability for Global Access A Content Delivery Network (CDN) places copies of your site and media on servers around the world. The goal is to bring content closer to visitors, so pages load quickly and stay usable even during traffic spikes. When a user requests a page, the CDN routes the request to the nearest edge server. Static files like images and scripts are served from cache, while dynamic content may be fetched from your origin or handled by edge logic. TLS can terminate at the edge, speeding secure connections and reducing load on your main server. ...

September 21, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words