The Benefits of Using A CDN
Peter Mbanugo
You most lilely have heard about CDN or use it directly/indirectly. I like the definition on Cloudflare’s website:
A content delivery network (CDN) is a geographically distributed group of servers that caches content close to end users. A CDN allows for the quick transfer of assets needed for loading Internet content, including HTML pages, JavaScript files, stylesheets, images, and videos.
The popularity of CDN services continues to grow, and today the majority of web traffic is served through CDNs, including traffic from major sites like Facebook, Netflix, and Amazon.
In this video clip, Robin Marx discusses the benefits of CDN to businesses and also for developers. The full version of this talk if also on YouTube, but I find this section interesting that I decided to cut it out and share with you.
About Guest
Robin Marx is a Network Protocol specialist and Web Performance Architect at Akamai Technologies, one of the leading CDN providers.
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Peter Mbanugo
Peter Mbanugo
Peter Mbanugo is an enthusiastic software engineering professional with experience in the analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of various internet-based applications. A proactive leader and an OSS contributor, with excellent interpersonal and motivational abilities to develop collaborative relationships amongst high-functioning teams. An experienced writer with experience writing articles, tutorials, and a self-published book. He's a contributor to Knative, vercel/micro, and Hoodie.