Content Delivery Networks (CDN) can drastically speed up and improve the delivery of the media on your website, which makes it an interesting topic in the IT world. Read more here.
There are many factors that can influence your decision in going for single or multi-CDN, and things to consider when it comes to choosing the right provider for your business. You may have questions about performance vs cost-effectiveness, what kind of benefits you can expect, and whether investing in CDN is worth it. Leaseweb’s Product […]
Every brand seeks to bolster its reputation and professionalism. In 2023, a key part of how brands were perceived was through their online presence, especially their websites. There are many things to consider when developing a successful website including theme, design, and structure. But, another important consideration is how fast and reliably the content is […]
Organizations strive to reach users across different regions in today’s interconnected world. Unforeseen events such as CDN outages or network disruptions can significantly impact content availability. Imagine your viral video loading forever, or worse — it stops playing. You lose your audience, which impacts the business and revenue. Implementing a multi-CDN architecture creates redundancy and […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and the busiest for e-commerce merchants. The 2022 holiday shopping season is underway with online sales forecast to grow by 12.8% to 14.3% over last year, reaching $260 billion. Even with rising inflation and ongoing inventory concerns, consumers are planning to spend this holiday season, which […]
In this blog post, we explain everything you need to know about routing strategies in multi-CDN. CDNs each have their own routing strategies when it comes to connecting edge nodes to end users. Some use Anycast while others might use DNS records to distribute the traffic between their edge nodes. This alone comes with its […]
The gaming industry is going through more change than it ever has before – and everyone is trying to get a share of it. While 2019 was a great year for gaming, there is still more to come. This year promises to have new games and technology revolutions – such as high-quality games, consoles that […]
Diversification is a risk management strategy that combats the concentration of all resources in one single pot or asset class. In this blog post, we discuss the importance of diversification for IT directors at content providers in the digital era. They are challenged to always keep their services available and providing content, so need to avoid having […]
Introduction Content delivery networks (or CDNs) offer a reliable content distribution system for websites and online video platforms across the world. These systems work to speed up content delivery, such as web pages, videos, games, and even software updates to web users based on their geographic location and performance. There are different types of CDN […]
The 2017 festive shopping season promises to be one of the biggest ever, particularly for online retailers.
While global e-commerce sales are predicted to approach $2.5 trillion this year and continue to grow to nearly $4 trillion by 2020, according to a recent eMarketer report, the market remains highly competitive. Nearly 80 percent of new e-commerce sites ultimately fail, and companies need to have a strong understanding of their market, trends, merchandise, platform, and e-commerce […]