WebAccelerateTM delivers supercharged content delivery with every Storm account
Never worry about dropped conversions with WebAccelerateTM from Storm. Capable of absorbing massive spikes in traffic and adding a tough layer of hardened security to your online sites and assets, you'll be in the driver's seat of fast and reliable global content delivery.
Exhilarating speed
WebAccelerateTM combines Storm's native multi-carrier redundant infrastructure with the CloudFlare CDN to produce up to 200% faster content delivery. Optional RailgunTM technology utilises block-level caching to achieve a 99.6% compression ratio for performance increases of more than 700%. Your content is served from 63 data centres around the world, putting your visitors first wherever they are.
Hardened security
WebAccelerateTM adds additional protection to Storm's propriety security infrastructure. Basic DDoS protection is available with every account. Point-and-click upgrade paths (with a penalty-free downgrade option) delivers access to advanced layer 3, 4, and 7 DDoS protection and support. Additional threat blocking and privacy options protect your content and visitors against emerging threats, comment spam, and content scraping.
Intelligent media compression
Automatic page optimisation with Rocket LoaderTM Asynchronous Javascript Loading cuts down the number of network connections to your page to speed up page rendering. Image optimisation features reduce media sizes by up to 35%, and speeds up image load times on the mobile devices your customers use every day.
Rich protocol support
WebAccelerateTM is compatible with a variety of protocols to meet intricate development needs, and deliver the content to any device at lightning fast speeds. Out-of-the-box support is available for IPv4 and IPV6, HTTP/2 and SPDY, and WebSocket connections.
| What is a CDN? (Show Answer) |
| A CDN stands for Content Delivert Network. It refers to a network of geographically distributed servers with the key aim of speeding up content delivery. CDNs typically do not host content, but instead commits online content to a cache which compresses and filters for enhanced rendering and delivery. |
| How does a CDN improve content delivery times? (Show Answer) |
| Through CloudFlare your content is brought closer to your customers and visitors through a network of 63 data centres spread across the globe. Other optimisations include purpose-specific hardware and software that optimise content and automatically balances heavy traffic loads to ensure consistent delivery. |
| What is cached by a CDN? (Show Answer) |
| CDNs have become versatile in their caching ability, moving past simple text and image caching to include intelligent compression of images and videos without sacrificing quality, as well as compression of web pages, JavaScript files, and stylesheets. |
| When will my visitors see changes I made to the website? (Show Answer) |
| CDNs typically refresh their caches at predetermined short intervals. An immediate refresh of your website data can be forced from the Storm Security & Performance Centre. |
