Why use Google CDN?

At this point, you have a basic idea about Google Cloud CDN. But let me cover this point in more detail for better understanding. Google Cloud CDN offers some exciting features that intensify content delivery.

Here I am explaining some of the features:

Improved Website Performance:

The CDN caches can store static files like CSS stylesheets, JavaScript files, media files, and images. It minimizes the work for the server to generate content again and serve the web page for the users. It will improve the website’s page loading performance.

Scalability:

Google infrastructure can manage a large amount of traffic. Google Cloud CDN can ensure that your website content remains available even during sudden traffic spikes or peak usage periods.

SSL/TLS Support:

First, you need to understand the SSL and TLS. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a standard technology that is used to set up an encrypted connection between a server and a user. Basically, it is used to protect your personal or financial information from hackers. Transport Layer Security (TLS) is an updated version of SSL. It is more secure.

But you don’t need to put in some extra effort. Google Cloud CDN can enable content delivery through encryption.

Global Network:

The real-world distance between the user and the server is one of the common reasons for a slow website. With a distributed network of the main server, Google Cloud CDN can ensure that the content will be served from the nearest edge location to the users. This will reduce the web page loading time.

Real-time purging:

Cache purging is known as Cache Flush. Cache purging refers to the process of removing or clearing the stored data from the cache server to avoid the cache stale. Google Cloud CDN cache ensures that the users will receive the up to date information.

A Google Cloud CDN (Content Delivery Network) uses the Google global network to serve static resources such as media files like images and videos, CSS stylesheets, JavaScript files, and so on with lower latency and higher transfer speed. This cloud CDN will permit users to access the webpage content from the nearest edge location. Google Cloud CDN also reduces the stress on the backend server by sharing the content with the cloud CDN, which is available in 130+ edge locations.

Google Cloud CDN works with a load balancer to deliver the content to the end user. When users request any content from a website, that request will arrive at the edge of the Google network that is nearest to them.

• If the requested content is not present at the edge location server, Google Cloud CDN (Content Delivery Network) retrieves the requested content from the backend, which means the original server. This is also known as “Cache Miss.”
• In a content delivery network such as Google Cloud CDN, if the requested content is present, then CDN can fulfill the request of the user. This is known as a “Cache Hit”