{"id":16439,"date":"2018-06-15T10:42:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T15:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/blog\/?p=16439"},"modified":"2021-11-17T02:09:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T08:09:53","slug":"cdn-recommended-for-website-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/cdn-recommended-for-website-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is a CDN Recommended for Website Performance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CND-recommended-webperf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CND-recommended-webperf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CND-recommended-webperf-350x156.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CND-recommended-webperf-768x341.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>Regardless of the purpose of your website, if you\u2019ve spent any time researching performance enhancing techniques, then you\u2019ve likely come across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/TERM\/C\/CDN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDN, or Content Delivery Network<\/a>. If you\u2019ve never heard of this unique technical system, then get ready for your entire concept of server-based performance to be turn upside down because of the top benefits of using a CDN for website performance.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, a CDN is a network of geographically separated servers capable of storing your website. So, why is this important? Well, in order to understand why you should use a CDN, it\u2019s important to understand exactly what this system does.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a CDN?<\/h2>\n<p>Before diving into why you should have a CDN, let\u2019s take a few moments and explore what this unique system actually does. Whenever a user accesses your website, their browser must connect with your website server. In essence, the further apart the user and server, the slower the response time.<\/p>\n<p>For example, your user is located in Maine while your server is located in Arkansas. This is quite a long distance for data to travel. However, if you sign up with a CDN that has a server located in New Hampshire, when the end-user accesses your website, they aren\u2019t connected to the Arkansas server, but rather, from the New Hampshire server, which has a copy of your website waiting to be accessed. As you can imagine, this reduces the distance data must travel, which results in a much faster experience.<\/p>\n<h2>The Top Benefits of Using a CDN<\/h2>\n<p>While there are literally dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/blog\/cdn-boost-web-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reasons why a CDN is recommended<\/a>, let\u2019s breakdown the most advantageous benefits of utilizing the power of a Content Delivery Network:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Different Domain Hosting<\/strong> &#8211; If you have files stored in different domains, such as a domain for your images, videos and content, then the user browser must download each file from each domain. This can be time-consuming. However, with a CDN, up to four different files from four different domains can be downloaded into the end-user browser at a single time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pre-Cached Files<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jquery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jQuery<\/a> is used throughout the Internet. Because your files can be pre-cached with a CDN, it\u2019s likely that you\u2019ve had a user already visit a site that&#8217;s connected to the Google CDN, which means, the file is already stored in their browser and they can have instant access.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In-Depth Analytics<\/strong> &#8211; In many cases, a commercial CDN provides usage reports as your site is accessed. You can use these reports to collect additional analytics regarding your site usage and performance. As the saying goes, knowledge is power.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dynamic Performance Boost<\/strong> &#8211; As we discussed above, the most popular reason why CDN\u2019s are recommended is to dramatically enhance end-user experiences with swift and speedy performance. While this may not be necessary if your\u2019e primarily targeting a local market, if you\u2019re seeking a national, or global, audience, then a CDN is absolutely necessary. Not only will this boost user experiences, but Google will notice the increased performance and reward this effort with a boost in page ranking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regardless of the purpose of your website, if you\u2019ve spent any time researching performance enhancing techniques, then you\u2019ve likely come across CDN, or Content Delivery Network. If you\u2019ve never heard of this unique technical system, then get ready for your entire concept of server-based performance to be turn upside down because of the top benefits&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[84,69,86,63,71,9],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.6 (Yoast SEO v19.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Why is a CDN Recommended for Website Performance?<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whenever a user accesses your website, their browser must connect with your website server. In essence, the further apart the user and server, the slower the response time. 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