Category Archives: CDN

HTTP2 CDN
12 Sep 2018

RTMP Streaming – Why the Right CDN is Essential

The Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a streaming technology created for high-performance live transmission of audio and video media files over the Internet. Developed by Macromedia in 2002, which was subsequently acquired by Adobe, RTMP was created to enable the transfer of multimedia files utilizing Adobe’s Flash-based platform. However, as support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) gains traction, many Content Delivery Network (CDN) providers no longer offer direct support for RTMP streaming which may impact producers who require low [...]
CDN API
06 Sep 2018

CDNsun Releases a Client for its CDN REST API

As much as content delivery networks are essential for running a successful business by ensuring 100% website uptime, fast page loading speed and satisfying user experience, they also need to fit your case in terms of value and usability. While many industry-leading vendors offer flexible pricing plans and charge clients on a pay-as-you-go model, there are instances where users simply aren’t able to define just how much GBs and/or data centers – PoPs – they need to pay for. [...]
Artificial Intelligence AI
03 Sep 2018

HLS – Everything You Need to Know About HTTP Live Streaming

Developed by Apple in 2009, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) allows content producers to send live and on-demand audio and video using standard HTTP, the protocol which powers the web. The Internet we know and use, with every website capable of playing video, images, and music, was not always as interactive as it is today. When the first web page came online in the mid-1990’s text was the order of the day. The rich media experience we have come to [...]
Monitoring CDN
20 Aug 2018

HTTP/2 and the 3 Ways It Improves Your Website

HTTP/2 is an improved HTTP protocol which was created to overcome the issues inherent in HTTP1.1. By deploying sites on HTTP/2, website administrators can improve performance, enhance efficiency, and reduce deployment complexity. The Internet we know today is built on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Tim Berners Lee initiated the development of HTTP in 1989 while he was at CERN and with the creation of this protocol, the World Wide Web was born. Since its inception HTTP has enabled [...]
Cheap CDN
06 Aug 2018

How to Pick a Cheap CDN Vendor Correctly

If you’re serious about growing your business and delivering the absolute best user experience to your customers in terms of page loading speed, lag-free environment, 100% website uptime and high quality, professional, world-class service, you’ll have to start utilizing the capabilities of content delivery networks (CDN) at some point. Let's look how to choose the best cheap CDN. A CDN basically represents a global network of over 50 servers – aka points of presence – spread around the globe, which [...]
Wordpress CDN integration
30 Jul 2018

CDNsun WordPress CDN Plugin – The Best Choice on the Market!

We are happy to announce our new CDN plugin for WordPress - CDNsun WordPress CDN Plugin! Also please take a look at our brilliant WordPress CDN Integration How-To. Nowadays, the majority of websites are hosted on WordPress (WP), the leading, free, open-source content management system equipped with plugin and template system features. It is currently being used to power over 60 million websites all over the world, including over 30% of the top 10 million performing websites as of April 2018. Established [...]
RTMP streaming
19 Jul 2018

RTMP Streaming – Fastest Streaming Technology to Date

Over the past decade, video content has been on the rise and it never showed any sign of slowing. During the last 5 years especially, the statistical analysis of the video content market has been going crazy. Here are some facts: Mobile video consumption rises every year by 100%. 55% of people watch online videos everyday. 80% of users can recall a video they have seen 30 days ago. Over 500 million hours of videos are watched on [...]
CDN security
12 Jul 2018

TLS 1.0 – What is it, and why are we deprecating it?

At CDNsun, providing an efficient, reliable and cost-effective service is our primary purpose. Our platform delivers not only superior performance but also provides enterprise-grade security, assuring you and protecting your solutions from online threats. As we continuously strive to provide you with the fastest and most secure CDN possible, we will be deprecating TLS 1.0 on July 19, 2018, to reinforce the security of our platform. What is TLS 1.0? To understand why we need to deprecate TLS 1.0, we first [...]
01 Mar 2018

CDNs 101: The Basics of Content Delivery Networks

For years, the basic way to host and share media files was with a standard web server. You uploaded the files to the server, then users downloaded these files, either viewing them online or saving them to their computers. Today, though, there’s a new way of sharing media files: a Content Delivery Network or CDN. First, let’s look at how one of these servers actually works. Instead of storing your media on a single server, CDN storage actually makes [...]