Content Deliver Network (CDN) sometimes called content distribution network (CDN) refers to a collection of services, servers and storages, network components, and datacenters deployed at distributed locations. Moreover, the purpose of CDN IS to provide content with low latency, high performance, high availability principles. Besides, it is more appropriate to deliver multimedia, e-commerce, social media, and e-learning contents and services to consumer with close proximity.
Most of the popular and giant platforms such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, YouTube, etc. has datacenters established all over the continents to facilitate their services. These are typical example of CDN applications.
Even though it helps organizations to deliver quality content to their consumers fast, it is not without its own challenges. Due to the vast distribution of data across multiple locations and cloud platforms, it may lead to leakage of confidential information. In addition, organizations delivering their contents through the CDN platforms may face jurisdictional and industry compliance, regulatory and legal requirements. This is especially true with the proliferation of ruthless privacy regulations such as GDPR.