Category Archives: CDN

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 [...]
19 Jan 2018

Is Your Data Safe On A CDN?

When using technologies like caching and multi-node distribution, a content delivery network (CDN) can significantly reduce a website's load time. Rather than serving data from a single static server, it serves data from a network of servers to reduce congestion and improve performance. With data stored on multiple servers, though, you might be wondering about CDN security. CDNs work by caching online content -- websites or apps -- on multiple servers and prioritizing its delivery based on the client's geographic [...]
28 Nov 2017

How CDNs Impact Streaming and Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is the principle that all web traffic is treated equally. The current debate around the issue is focused on keeping major internet service providers (ISPs) from becoming content gatekeepers by favoring their own services while throttling the traffic of others. While content providers such as Google, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon appear to be on the side of the consumer, they already favor their content through the use of content delivery networks (CDNs). This complicates the net neutrality [...]
16 Nov 2017

CDN’s for Gaming Purposes

The video game industry is booming and there are no signs of it slowing down. Last year, the global gaming market reached about $99.6 billion, an 8.5% increase in revenue from the year before (Marketplace). North America accounted for 25% of that revenue, but the other 75% was made up of the Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions (Marketplace). This means that people are gaming all over the world, and the best way to get [...]
31 Oct 2017

Why CDNsun Should Be At The Top Of Your List

If you are looking to speed up your website, a content delivery network is a great solution. But which CDN should you use? There are several options on the market, but in order to make the best decision, you should consider several criteria: Functionality, Pricing, Performance, and Support. Functionality: This essentially means “what can the CDN do for you?” You should decide ahead of time which features are the most important to you so you can ensure the CDN you select [...]
30 Aug 2017

Why You Should Use a CDN for Image Hosting

Imagine you are online shopping, and you find a description of a product that sounds exactly like what you are looking for, but the image of that product is taking forever to load. You may decide waiting isn’t worth it and move on to a different site. We are living in the midst of the “I-want-it-now” era, and something as simple as a picture that doesn’t load fast enough can be all it takes for a customer to take their [...]
Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug 2017

New PoP in Johannesburg, Africa & Raw Logs for Free

Improve your online presence by CDNsun content delivery network in South Africa! Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial largest city in Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa Don't wait and log in to our CDN dashboard and enable Johannesburg PoP right now! Interested in CDN raw access logs? No problem, we provide raw access logs for free to all clients! Please [...]
31 Jul 2017

How to Boost Discourse CMS?

If you require an effective tool to build up a unique and handy discussion platform, you may always try your hands with Discourse CMS. This is an open-source CMS that can be used as a mailing list, a chat room or a discussion forum. Here is a short list of benefits you may get, once you’ve decided to try your hands with it: When you use Discourse CMS, you get a unique opportunity to develop a civilized community that can [...]
25 Jul 2017

Web Performance: How Important is it Today?

When you are creating an eCommerce website, there are always quite a lot of things to take into consideration. For instance, you have to invent an original web design to make your online platform look unique compared to its counterparts. In addition, you need to care about your user experience if you want to attract more online visitors. Finally, you shouldn’t forget about your web performance. Today, we’re going to speak about web performance and the things it actually influences [...]