CDN

RackSpace CloudFiles Review

by Mike Mansell February 16, 2011
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A few months back I began using Amazon’s S3 (Simple Storage Service) to store a number of miscellaneous files – predominantly screenshots and files I wanted to share quickly – in the “cloud.”  At the time, I had been searching for a robust and cost-effective method for storing such files, and had been looking at a [...]

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Why Your Website Should Use A CDN (Content Delivery Network)

by Jeff Weisbein December 24, 2009
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The other day I wrote a post, “What Is A CDN?” where I explained what exactly a CDN (Content Delivery Network) is, how it works, and what it does.  I’d like to elaborate a bit on the post and go into a few of the things you can do with a CDN, how it could [...]

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What Is A CDN (Content Delivery Network)?

by Jeff Weisbein December 20, 2009
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A CDN (or Content Delivery Network) is a network of servers that delivers cached static content from websites and applications to an end user based on several factors including the geographic locations of the user, the origin of the static content, and a content delivery server. Essentially, what the job of a CDN is to [...]

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