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CloudFront vs. CloudFlare: Choosing the Right CDN

DZone

Content Delivery Network (CDN) is not a new technology. Every internet user, knowingly or unknowingly, uses a CDN while watching a video, reading a newspaper, or enjoying a TV show. As CDN solutions become mainstream, organizations must choose the right CDN platform to seamlessly and securely serve content to end-users.

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Self-Host Your Static Assets

CSS Wizardry

It’s not uncommon for developers to link to static assets such as libraries or plugins that are hosted at a public/CDN URL. We get access to a CDN. code.jquery.com is served by StackPath , a CDN. By linking to assets on this origin, we get CDN-quality delivery, free! Risk: Service Shutdowns. Myth: Access to a CDN.

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How to use Server Timing to get backend transparency from your CDN

Speed Curve

Today, it's possible to add these headers from your CDN with ease, if they aren't already set up out of the box. Key things to understand from your CDN Cache Hit/Cache Miss – Was the resource served from the edge, or did the request have to go to origin? Edge Time – How much time was spent at the CDN?

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How to Avoid Vendor Lock In

IO River

‍Think of a situation where you're asked to build a service in AWS that distributes static content to your users. Your first option is to use its native CDN - Amazon CloudFront, as it seamlessly integrates with all of your other AWS Services that you're using to build your service.‍For What is vendor lock-in?‍Think

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How to Reduce Your CDN Infrastructure Expenses

IO River

Common Infrastructure ExpensesYour first step in optimizing CDN expenses isn’t to look for the best-priced solution but to remember that a cheaper price isn’t always the best deal. A low-cost CDN may not always be as reliable and high-performing as a high-cost one. Some CDNs offer features like security and load balancing.

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Multi-CDN Strategy: Benefits and Best Practices

IO River

What is Multi-CDN?A A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a network of geographically distributed servers that brings web content closer to where end users are located, to ensure high availability, optimized performance and low latency. Multi-CDN is the practice of employing a number of CDN providers simultaneously.

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CDN Security Risk: Key Awareness and Mitigation Strategies

IO River

What To Expect With CDN Security CDNs hold a lot of data and can be a target for hackers. These hackers can exploit weak security in CDNs. This is solely the responsibility of CDNs and doesn't involve CDN clients or security add-ons CDN provides.To Let’s explore.‍Common Let’s explore.‍Common