Dos and Don'ts of Choosing and Deploying a CDN to Accelerate Web Performance

White paper by Limelight Networks, published on 5/7/2015

As businesses continue to expand their global reach through websites, individual digital experience is one of the most important factors for engaging and retaining customers, and ultimately driving new revenue.  But maintaining optimal website performance for users who are accessing bigger and more complex websites, from multiple device types around the world, is a huge challenge.

Organizations have a number of methods for accelerating Web performance at their disposal, one of which is leveraging a Content Delivery Network (CDN).  But not all CDNs are created equal.  They don't all deliver the same level of flexibility, functionality or supporting services, so it's important to think about your top objectives before evaluating vendors.  This white paper will help you do just that.  It includes a variety of Dos and Don'ts to consider when determining what are most important for your organization.

You'll learn why speed alone is not an accurate measure of performance, and the role global scale and availability plays in user experience. You'll also discover why you should audit the type of content you deliver on a regular basis, and consider the impact of where your content is stored in relation to your audience.  The paper also highlights the importance of Real User Measurement (RUM) techniques to get a truer picture of website performance globally.

Some of the suggestions in this handy Dos and Don'ts overview may surprise you, but each one is important to consider before selecting your content delivery network provider. 

Page Count: 4 pages

Tags: Limelight, CDN

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