
Chapter 9: Emerging Technologies
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Small-medium business leaders who recognize the business and technical
value of CDNs and who are willing to adopt a technology that is in its early growth
stage should consider the following questions:
• Is there a plan to add streaming video (and/or audio) and other
information-rich content to the company website or intranet?
• Can the company network handle the anticipated demand for streaming
video without crippling overall site response times?
• For streaming media, will CDN users have to download a specific player
to view content? Or can they use HTML, Real Player, Windows Media,
or other general-purpose players? ...