Frequently Asked Questions
What is a CDN?
A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a system of computers containing copies of data, placed at various points in a network so as to maximize bandwidth for access to the data from clients throughout the network. A client accesses a copy of the data near to the client, as opposed to all clients accessing the same central server, thereby causing a bottleneck near that server.
Content types include web objects, downloadable objects (media files, software, and documents), applications, real time media streams, and other components of internet delivery (DNS, routes, and database queries).
With a CDN solution you can deliver small and large objects, dynamic (non-cacheable content, such as applications) and Static Content.
How does a CDN solution benefit your business?
A CDN solution gives your business a distributed network for your content, eliminating a common single point of failure. CDN solutions are utilised by several industries, including media, entertainment, gaming, sport, e-commerce, news, video sharing, SAS, and banking, etc.
Just a few of the benefits a CDN solution brings to your business:
- no need for new expensive routing and server hardware
- no need for extra dedicated bandwidth or collocation space rental
- access to data centre locations around the world
- full global load balancing and failover
- offloads your web site and application server load
- reach out to more customers and new markets
- increases site speed and performance
- easily handles peak-time load without expanding current infrastructure
- accelerates web-based applications
- low connectivity latency and packet lost
- extra reliability and uptime guaranteed
Do CDN solutions work for all business sizes?
CDN providers offer solutions tailored to your business requirements. CDN providers charge their clients per data transfer, measured by gigabyte or Mbps. Most monthly commitments are a twelve months minimum term, with the longer term and higher commitments resulting in lower costs per gigabyte or Mbps of transfer. Alternatively, some CDN providers offer solutions with no contract and pay as you go plans.
Why CDN Finder?
CDNFinder gathers information regarding CDN and Complimentary Service Providers from all across the web and puts them into one convenient place. With all of this information collected, CDNFinder allows you to search for a specific provider, compare providers, contact providers, or buy a solution if have already found what you are looking for.