CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a group of distributed servers spread around the world. A CDN is usually used together with a web server. Using CDN can help to reduce loading time and bandwidth as well as create redundancy to increase availability of your website.
As CS students, we would have likely hosted websites before or need to host websites in the future. Learn how you can speed up your websites, save cost on hosting and reduce load on your servers.
Key points
Understand that CDNs are distributed servers that help to cache your website's static content
CDNs speed up your website by reducing the physical distance between end users and your website content
CDNs reduce the outgoing bandwidth and load on your web servers, helping you to save cost on your web host
Impact
Know: The possible issues when hosting a website and how a CDN can help to solve these issues
Believe: CDNs can only benefit you as well as make your end users' overall experience better
CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a group of distributed servers spread around the world. A CDN is usually used together with a web server. Using CDN can help to reduce loading time and bandwidth as well as create redundancy to increase availability of your website.
Slides
Lightning Talk A - Jonah.pptx
WIIFY
As CS students, we would have likely hosted websites before or need to host websites in the future. Learn how you can speed up your websites, save cost on hosting and reduce load on your servers.
Key points
Impact