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Stop Paying for Hype. When Older Servers Make Much Better Business Sense

Most enterprise on-premises servers operate at just 12% to 18% of capacity on average. Buying new-generation compute platforms for routine workloads often delivers diminishing returns. Certified previous-generation hardware can meet those needs at a much lower CapEx – sometimes up to 70% lower. At the same time, enterprise hardware spending is rising far faster than […]

1What is a CDN? How Content Delivery Networks Work (2025 Edition)

What is a CDN? How Content Delivery Networks Work (2025 Edition)

The modern user expects instant access. Demands it. If a website takes over three seconds to load, 40% of people will leave it. For mobile apps, that figure climbs to 53%. High-definition streaming, e-commerce, online gaming, and real-time chats have forever lifted the standard for digital services. Meeting today’s expectations calls for high-performance, sturdy systems […]

1From limitations to scalability: How we transformed a high-traffic VOD platform

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From limitations to scalability: How we transformed a high-traffic VOD platform

Challenges Performance BottlenecksAs traffic on the platform increased to 270Mb/s, the existing infrastructure struggled to keep up, leading to serious performance bottlenecks. The single-server setup was overwhelmed, with CPU limitations causing noticeable slowdowns and significant degradation of the web resource during prime time. Illustration below: CDN traffic lost half of the value when Web resource […]