whats CDN ? and how can my website be benefited with it ?

Content Delivery Networkis a network of servers that delivers cached static content from websites and applications to an end user based on the geographic locations of: the user, the origin of the static content, and a content delivery edge server.
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Why should I use a CDN ?


  • Speed
  • Uptime
  • Improved Visitor Experience

And Yahoo recommends to use a CDN to improve the page load times..


Example Screen-shots

Opening Same IP from Proxies of Different Countries















So if you from LA , the content will be served from the LA server , if from Netherlands , the content will be served from Netherlands server .
the number of nodes depends on the provider ..

but Unfortunately , this is not a Cheap Affair.. on an average ,providers charge somewhere between, 50-125 $ / TB on bandwidth .


Few Providers..

Akamai
CacheFly.
bitgravity

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