7 reasons you need a CDN with image optimization
July 29th, 2021
If your website hosts lots of images, an image optimizer that integrates with your CDN can deliver a better user experience, better file security, and reduce your costs.…
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Why the closest geographical path on the internet isn't always the fastest
January 14th, 2021
If you ever wonder why you're being routed to a location that might not seem like the optimal destination at first, there's a high chance it simply offers a better route for your specific ISP.…
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Protecting Against CDN Cache Poisoning
August 31st, 2020
Recently, a new type of denial of service attack has surfaced that directly targets CDNs. The so-called cache poisoning attack works by poisoning the responses cached from the origin server.…
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Why HTTP/2 Domain Sharding Might Actually Be Hurting Your Performance
December 26th, 2017
In the past, browsers had a limit of downloading a single request per connection as well as limiting the number of connections per hostname to prevent excessive load on the computers and server. This meant that for each request, the browser would potentially send hundreds of requests.…
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Speed Up Your CDN With DNS Prefetch
May 14th, 2016
There's a neat little trick that allows you to Speed Up Your CDN With DNS Prefetch. This can reduce the load time of your time anywhere from a few up to a few hundred milliseconds.…
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