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Oxybul handles high website traffic without a hitch, thanks to CDNetworks

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Retail
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Retail Store Automation Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Oxybul, a leading online toy retailer in France, initially had two different content delivery networks (CDNs): one for static content and one for dynamic content. However, the company decided to streamline its system and sought a single solution that could handle all types of content. The challenge was to find a solution that could cut Oxybul’s CDN costs, improve its website response time throughout France, and simplify its IT infrastructure by reducing the number of direct connections on the servers. Additionally, the solution needed to be able to absorb peaks in traffic, particularly during the busy Christmas holiday season. Read More
About Customer	Oxybul Éveil et Jeux is a French toy-store chain that aims to help children develop their full potential by offering a wide range of games, books, DVDs, furniture, and childcare items for kids aged zero to twelve. The company sells over 9,000 products through its ecommerce website, www.oxybul.com, and network of 44 stores across France. No less than 50% of Oxybul’s sales come from its ecommerce platform. The company has been using content delivery network technology to handle high website traffic ever since its ecommerce business was launched. Read More
Solution	Oxybul turned to CDNetworks for a single solution encompassing all types of content. The new solution cut Oxybul’s CDN costs and, thanks to an advanced caching system, improved its website response time throughout France. The solution stores static html pages, style sheets, and images in cache on servers close to where users are located, to shorten downloading times from Oxybul’s website. The cache for product sheets is cleared every hour. Dynamic content is loaded using Ajax to provide a direct link with Oxybul’s servers and thus allow for faster updates. CDNetworks’ Dynamic Web Acceleration service also simplified Oxybul’s IT infrastructure by reducing the number of direct connections on the servers. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Retail

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Retail Store Automation

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Oxybul, a leading online toy retailer in France, initially had two different content delivery networks (CDNs): one for static content and one for dynamic content. However, the company decided to streamline its system and sought a single solution that could handle all types of content. The challenge was to find a solution that could cut Oxybul’s CDN costs, improve its website response time throughout France, and simplify its IT infrastructure by reducing the number of direct connections on the servers. Additionally, the solution needed to be able to absorb peaks in traffic, particularly during the busy Christmas holiday season.

About Customer

Oxybul Éveil et Jeux is a French toy-store chain that aims to help children develop their full potential by offering a wide range of games, books, DVDs, furniture, and childcare items for kids aged zero to twelve. The company sells over 9,000 products through its ecommerce website, www.oxybul.com, and network of 44 stores across France. No less than 50% of Oxybul’s sales come from its ecommerce platform. The company has been using content delivery network technology to handle high website traffic ever since its ecommerce business was launched.

Solution

Oxybul turned to CDNetworks for a single solution encompassing all types of content. The new solution cut Oxybul’s CDN costs and, thanks to an advanced caching system, improved its website response time throughout France. The solution stores static html pages, style sheets, and images in cache on servers close to where users are located, to shorten downloading times from Oxybul’s website. The cache for product sheets is cleared every hour. Dynamic content is loaded using Ajax to provide a direct link with Oxybul’s servers and thus allow for faster updates. CDNetworks’ Dynamic Web Acceleration service also simplified Oxybul’s IT infrastructure by reducing the number of direct connections on the servers.

Impact #1	The solution runs perfectly well on its own, requiring minimal intervention from Oxybul’s internet staff.
Impact #2	The CDN is able to absorb peaks in traffic before the Christmas holidays, ensuring that web pages load just as fast then as they always do.
Impact #3	The toy retailer had to tweak its existing system so that two caches – one for the ecommerce website and one for the mobile website – could be stored with CDNetworks.

Impact #1

The solution runs perfectly well on its own, requiring minimal intervention from Oxybul’s internet staff.

Impact #2

The CDN is able to absorb peaks in traffic before the Christmas holidays, ensuring that web pages load just as fast then as they always do.

Impact #3

The toy retailer had to tweak its existing system so that two caches – one for the ecommerce website and one for the mobile website – could be stored with CDNetworks.

Benefit #1	Capacity to absorb website traffic spikes
Benefit #2	Cost savings by combining Web Acceleration and Dynamic Web Acceleration at CDNetworks
Benefit #3	Reduced load on Oxybul’s own IT infrastructure

Benefit #1

Capacity to absorb website traffic spikes

Benefit #2

Cost savings by combining Web Acceleration and Dynamic Web Acceleration at CDNetworks

Benefit #3

Reduced load on Oxybul’s own IT infrastructure

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Oxybul handles high website traffic without a hitch, thanks to CDNetworks

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