Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

Article Index

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

User Experience

Content Delivery Networks host images and other static files needed to render page content on strategically located servers.

Site visitors experience noticeably faster page speeds as the relevant files load from the nearest server.

If a site serves an international audience and those visitors use mobile devices for access, the speed improvements will be particularly noticeable.

However, most 'commercial' users will need to pay for using a CDN.

More information about CDN benefits