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“We’re not always in control of other people’s networks.” CDN stands for content delivery network. A content delivery network is a system of distributed servers that delivers web pages and other web content. Without CDNs, the internet would be much slower, because CDNs function as a caching layer for most web resources. Carl Gustas is an engineer at CacheFly, a popular content delivery network. He joins us today to discuss how CDNs work, and the different methods an engineer can use to take advantage of caching in a CDN. Questions  What is a proxy server, and how is it relevant to a CDN? Why is a first hit to a website painful whereas subsequent hits are not? Does a CDN provide resilience from DDOS attacks? Do you use containers in production? What is the replication factor for my files on a CDN? What are the craziest stories you have from managing a CDN for 10 years?  Links  Ingress point (CDN overview) CDN Delivery edge Cachefly Carl on Twitter   The post Managing a CDN with Carl Gustas appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

<h3>“We’re not always in control of other people’s networks.”</h3> <p>CDN stands for content delivery network. A content delivery network is a system of distributed servers that delivers web pages and other web content. Without CDNs, the internet would be much slower, because CDNs function as a caching layer for most web resources.</p> <p>Carl Gustas is an engineer at CacheFly, a popular content delivery network. He joins us today to discuss how CDNs work, and the different methods an engineer can use to take advantage of caching in a CDN.</p> <h3>Questions</h3> <ul> <li>What is a proxy server, and how is it relevant to a CDN?</li> <li>Why is a first hit to a website painful whereas subsequent hits are not?</li> <li>Does a CDN provide resilience from DDOS attacks?</li> <li>Do you use containers in production?</li> <li>What is the replication factor for my files on a CDN?</li> <li>What are the craziest stories you have from managing a CDN for 10 years?</li> </ul> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.liquidweb.com/kb/cdn-overview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ingress point (CDN overview)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CDN</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_computing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Delivery edge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cachefly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cachefly</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/cgustas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carl on Twitter<br/> </a></li> </ul> <p>The post <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2016/04/14/managing-cdn-carl-gustas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Managing a CDN with Carl Gustas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Software Engineering Daily</a>.</p>

Managing a CDN with Carl Gustas