Just as broadband becomes more and more ubiquitous, websites continue to employ more and more media. The growth in bandwidth available to visitors has inevitably led to website creators taking advantage of that bandwidth to deliver increasing amounts of images and videos on their sites. The forgotten part of the equation is the taxing effect that serving all of the media has on the web server itself. That’s where a content delivery network comes in. There are 3 distinct benefits to a CDN.

1. Ease the burden on your webserver. A CDN (content delivery network) takes the burden off of the webserver by hosting and serving all of the media (and other frequently used static files, as well) in place of the webserver.  Once your media has been placed on the CDN your webserver can focus it’s CPU cycles and bandwidth on serving the text content and handling any scripts.

2. Reduce bandwidth costs. Most webhosting plans come with a set amount of bandwidth included. There can be costly fees associated with going over that allotted amount. A CDN will help remove most of that bandwidth usage by serving the larger media files. And CDN bandwidth costs are typically lower than webhost bandwidth costs, so you can realize a savings.

3. Improve page load times. The most obvious benefit to using a CDN will be the one that your website visitors will also see. Placing your content on the CDN will place your files in several network locations around the globe, serving the files to your customers via the closest access point. This will result in dramatic improvements in page load times and lead to an overall better customer experience on your site.

We believe that every website can benefit from a CDN. From a large media site to a personal blog. SparkCDN’s pricing fits everyone, because we only charge you for what you use, with no commitments.