Hosting many static files, especially when we're developing a highly popular application, is a serious task, which impacts both the performance of our web service, and overall user experience. If we load images, files, or document too slowly, our customers may choose one of our competitors that provides similar features, but performs better. Thanks to cloud services such as Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN), we're able to handle high-bandwidth content quickly, due to integration with Azure Storage and using components native to Azure.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- CDNs
- Using and configuring Azure CDN
- Optimizing serving static content using Azure CDN
- Developing applications using Azure CDN