OpenSourcery

I attended several sessions at Drupalcon on performance and scalability. One common thread was the need to offload static files to dedicated servers or a content delivery network (CDN). The use of a CDN is also part of the well-known YSlow test for measuring front-end performance. With CDN providers getting cheaper by the day, content delivery is not just for big media companies anymore! A bit more explanation is required to understand why this is complicated in Drupal, and what's being done about it. As a bonus — I'll share a trick for getting a useful chunk of your files on a CDN in less than 3 minutes.