Content Delivery Networks (CDN) are not all that new. Many organizations – from large enterprises to smaller and medium sized businesses – use them to distribute content to end users quickly. If you are not currently using a CDN, I encourage you to take a look at some of the high-level benefits that follow and see for yourself the inherent advantages.
Improved performance. By delivering content to the end user at high rates of speed, consumers don’t have to wait for pages to load and, in turn, are more likely to stay active on your site. Many major retailers have adopted CDN and have reported increased sales from 5% to as much 45% after implementing.
Increased content availability. CDN offers 100% availability. If your datacenter goes offline due to power, network, or hardware outages, the CDN will not fail because your content is stored and cached on the CDN network.
More concurrent users. By placing content on the edges and not stressing your origin server, CDN dramatically increases the efficiency of your bandwidth capacity.
Low cost. If you want to get your content closer to the end user, there are many ways to leverage CDN technology at a reasonable cost. You can find packages as low as $49.95/mo that include 10GB of storage, 100GB transfer, and month-to-month contracts.
Easy implementation. A CDN can be set-up and provisioned in a matter of hours. Plus, most are enabled with a control panel, which allows for the quick and easy upload of video and static content files.
To sum up, a Content Delivery Network provides you with a scalable and redundant Web distribution solution. Ideal for online businesses that provide software as a service (SAAS), CDNs are great for delivering online gaming files, browser applications, media, podcasts, video content and music. Optimize your Web site and increase your audience reach faster with a CDN.
Tags: CDN, Content Delivery Network, e-commerce, EC Suite
^ This post was written by: Darin
