A CDN is a network of servers that distributes content from an origin server throughout the world by caching content close to where each end user is accessing the internet via a web enabled device. The content they request is first stored on the origin server and is then replicated and stored elsewhere as needed.
On Jan. 20, Google parent Alphabet announced it would slash 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce. CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for the cuts after a pandemic-fueled hiring spree that increased the company's workforce by 14% in 2020 and 15% in 2021