KeyCDN White Paper 2014

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CONTENT DELIVERY WHITE PAPER 2014

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KeyCDN White Paper 2014

01. INTRODUCTION

02. FEATURES

03. BENEFITS

04. NETWORK

05. PRICING

06. ABOUT US

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CONTENT

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AContent Delivery Network (also

known as Content Distribution Net-

work) is a system of geographically

distributed severs around the world. These

server maintain copies of the content. The pri-

mary benefits of a CDN are about speed and

high-availability, but a CDN brings a whole

range of other advantages.

First of all a CDN will boost your website.

Slow websites are a no-go these days. A

CDN will significantly reduce the loading

time. Content will always be served from the

closest edge server available. An edge server

closer to you will lower latency and the closer a

server is the less bottle necks are along the way.

So keep in mind that a CDN is not just about a

few milliseconds latency improvement but also

about much faster loading time.

High-availability is another key compo-

nent of a CDN. Traffic will always be

routed to the nearest point of pres-

ence (POP). If one POP is not available, all the

requests are automatically routed to the next

POP. A CDN will definitely improve your site

availability. Since the core HTML is still com-

ing from your server, availability can only be as

good as it is for your server. A CDN doesn’t real-

ly help if your (origin) server is frequently down

since dynamic content is still coming from your

server.

What about the other aspects of a

CDN? A single server offers you

limited scalability. A CDN makes

it easier for you to scale seamlessly. Your server

only delivers the dynamic content (HTML and

such) and all the static content will come from

the CDN.

A CDN will definitely bring performance

improvement whether you run a small

site or something on a larger scale. But

speed is just one part of the equation, a CDN

will bring a whole range of other advantages.

INTRODUCTION

Why should you use a Content Delivery Network (CDN)?

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Push & Pull Functionality Create as many zones as you need. Each zone can

be configured individually. Changes are globally ap-

plied within minutes. You can upload your content to

a push zone via FTP, SFTP and rsync. A pull zone will

cache your content instantly from you web server af-

ter the first request.

General Zone Features

• Create several zones

• Use your CNAMEs

• GZip compression

• Export raw log files

• Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

• Force downloads

Push Zone

• Upload content to your FTP account

• Content is globally available within minutes

• Enabled directory listing

• No limit on file size

Pull Zone

• Purge an entire zone or purge a single file

• Cache query strings

• Override origin cache-control headers

• Override origin expires headers

Streaming FunctionalityAccelerate your streams around the globe. KeyCDN

offers Video on Demand (VOD) and Live Streaming

based on RTMP, RTMPT and RTSP.

Supported file format for VOD

• FLV (Flash Video – .flv)

• MP4 (QuickTime container – .mp4, .f4v, .mov,

.m4v, .mp4a, .3gp, & .3g2)

• .ismv, .isma

• MP3 (.mp3)

The integaration with Flowplayer is fully document-

ed. Live Streaming tools like Adobe Flash Media Live

Encoder (FMLE) and WireCast could be quickly con-

figured to stream a live event through the KeyCDN

infrastructure.

CDN IntegrationThe KeyCDN knowledge base provide you with the

information how to integrate the CDN into your cur-

rent solution. Custom implementation and integra-

tion into Content Management Systems (CMS) like

Drupal, Joomla, WordPress and Magento are well

documented.

OUR FEATURES

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OUR FEATURES Security FeaturesA CDN is not just about speed, but also about se-

curity. We make sure that you get the security fea-

tures you need to maintain high security standards.

Configure your SSL certificates with a few clicks or

create access tokens for a more sophisticated access

management.

Secure TokenSecured links provide content only within a desired

period and only to visitors having a valid link. It is

not possible to download secured content without

a valid URL. The expiration time can be defined from

seconds to days.

Shared SSLShared SSL is free and can be used for all zones.

Shared SSL can easily be enabled in the dashboard.

No change required on your side.

Custom SSLCustom SSL can be enabled for your CNAMEs.

Wildcard and SAN certificates are supported. Let us

create a custom SSL for you or send us your exist-

ing certificate.

Management DashboardOur dashboard gives you the flexibility to configure

your zones. It also provides you with an excellent

overview of all ongoing activities. The informa-

tion is displayed in near real-time. Changes in the

dashboard take only a few minutes to be active. The

dashboard is also optimized for tablets and mobiles.

Dashboard Features• Near real-time reporting

• Account usage in near real-time

• Intuitive user interface

• Responsive UI for your mobile and tablet

• Reporting in table format

• Manage Zones and Zonealiases (CNAMEs)

• View invoices

• File browser (Push Zone)

• Multiple FTP-user accounts

• Rest API

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SecurityKeyCDN offers industry-leading encryption standards. We make it easy for you to setup and configure security settings. Security changes are globally deployed within minutes.

ScalabilityScale seamlessly to a level that is right for you. You don't need to pick a pack-age or subscription which is eventually too small or too big. Keep your existing infrastructure and simply offload all traffic to our CDN.

PerformanceYour data is stored around the globe. Shorter distance to users will not only reduce latency but also minimize packet loss. All these factors will result in a much better performance. We provide you the best CDN performance.

Scale seamlessly to the Level that is right for you.Instantly Accelerate your Web Content.

YOUR BENEFITS

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Reduce CostsLower your OPEX from day one. You can cut costs significantly if you use our CDN compared to most traditional web hosters and even other CDNs.

ReliabilityRequests are always routed to the nearest available location. If one server is not available, requests are automatically sent to the next available server. The user will not notice any change.

Search Engine OptimizationPage speed is a key factor when it comes to page ranking. Most search engines consider the page loading time in their formulas.

Easy Integration into your Infrastructure.Sign up for a free Trial and get started immediately.

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Data Centers Americas• Chicago, USA

• Dallas (TX), USA

• Jacksonville (FL), USA

• Los Angeles, USA

• Seattle, USA

• Washington D.C., USA

Data Centers Asia• Singapore

• Hong Kong, China

• Tokyo, Japan

Data Centers Europe• Frankfurt, Germany

• Milano, Italy

• Moscow, Russia

• Roubaix, France

• Strasbourg, France

• Stockholm, Sweden

• Valencia, Spain

Get immediately Access to our strategic Points of Presence.

OUR NETWORK

Existing POP

Planned POP

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ONE GLOBAL PRICE

TRAFFIC 0.04 / GB

Expecting a traffic volume larger than 50TB per month? Contact us and get a quote for an even lower price.

STORAGE 0.9 / GB / month (No storage fees for Pull and Live Zones)

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Shared SSL for FreeNo additional fee is charged for shared SSL. Enable

Shared SSL in the dashboard and you're ready to go

within minutes.

Custom SSL for $99/year

Provide us with your own SSL certificate or let us cre-

ate a custom SSL for you. Custom SSL is ready within

2 business days.

No minimum commitment

Use KeyCDN as it is right for you and only pay for what

you use. There is no minimum commitment. Make us

of our cheap CDN from the beginning.

No Packages

You don't need to buy any packages. Unlike other low

cost CDNs we don't sell you a package which doesn't

fit after all.

No minimum Usage

We don't charge a minimum usage fee. If you don't

use your account you only get charged for storage (if

you still store data).

No extra Cost for ZonesYou can create several zones without any extra cost.

You need to create at least one zone to get started

but feel free to add more.

No Charges for HTTP Requests

We don't charge extra for HTTP requests or other

traffic-related usage. You only pay for CDN traffic and

storage.

No Fine Print

Our pricing model is transparent and there are no

hidden costs. No surprises at the end of the month.

Payment

We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and

PayPal. No payment fees. Use your preferred payment

method.

Free Credits to get started

We offer you credits worth 25GB of traffic to get start-

ed (free credits expire after one year). You don't need

a credit card to start. Just register and go.

TRANSPARENT PRICING

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We provide a state-of-the-art Con-

tent Delivery Network (CDN) that

will deliver your content. You can

focus on your core competence and you don't

need to deal with another layer of complexity.

The internet is changing rapidly. As you need

to adapt to these

changes (eg. HD

videos) you need

solutions which are

worth the price and

easy to implement.

Most of

our CDN

has been

developed in-house

but we also take

advantage of vari-

ous cloud services.

KeyCDN is not based on a federated CDN or

any other reselling CDN. We work together

with various infrastructure partners in order to

optimize processes and keep a lean organiza-

tion. All these factors give us the flexibility to

offer very competitive prices.

Our approach is, to expand into any re-

gion where performance and pricing

is good. We take the challenge to ex-

pand into regions where low-cost content de-

livery was typically not yet available. Our CDN

gets you going with a few clicks but also offers

you more configura-

tion options beyond an

average CDN. We oper-

ate a state-of-the-art

infrastructure for you

and this gives you the

advantage to focus on

your core business.

The company is

privately fund-

ed. We’re a pas-

sionate team operating

a high-performance

content delivery network (CDN). We make con-

tent delivery smarter and less expensive.

KeyCDN is a service of proinity Ltd. We are a Swiss regis-tered company headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland.

ABOUT US

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