# CDN (content delivery network) > A network of servers worldwide that delivers files from a location close to each visitor. Also known as: CDN, content delivery network, image CDN. Category: 360, 3D and output formats. A content delivery network (CDN) is a distributed network of servers that caches and delivers files, such as images, from a location close to each visitor. It reduces loading times and absorbs traffic peaks. ## How PhotoRobot uses it PhotoRobot hosting delivers images through a Google Cloud image CDN with real-time scaling, so every image is resized to the resolution of the end-user device. PhotoRobot Studio also delivers finished content via the PhotoRobot CDN. ## Related terms - [Image hosting](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/image-hosting): Storing images on a server and delivering them to websites on request. - [PhotoRobot Viewer](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/photorobot-viewer): PhotoRobot's hosted viewer for image galleries, 360 spins, hotspots and panoramas on websites and e-shops. - [Automatic publishing](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/automatic-publishing): Making finished images available online immediately after capture and processing, without manual upload. ## Where this term appears on photorobot.com Mentioned on 29 pages. Most relevant: - [PhotoRobot Viewer](https://www.photorobot.com/software/360-product-viewer): A Cloud-based, global Content Delivery Network (CDN) provides real-time scaling, ensuring quick loading & pixel perfect resolution on any device. - [PhotoRobot Controls Software Solution Overview & Pricing](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/software-overview-and-pricing): Meanwhile, the publishing platform and viewer leverages Google CDN (Content Delivery Network) distribution of content to the customer’s website. - [Image Hosting With Spin Viewer](https://www.photorobot.com/software/image-hosting): Special image CDN (Content Delivery Network) provided by Google Cloud Platform with real-time scaling capability. - [Present Products with Style - PhotoRobot Studio](https://www.photorobot.com/photorobot-studio): Receive files in JPEG or PNG, or instantly publish web-ready assets online via PhotoRobot’s global CDN. - [360-Degree Product Viewers for E-Commerce Businesses](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/product-viewers-for-e-commerce-businesses): Take for example PhotoRobot’s CDN-based 360 / 3D product viewer, which comes standard in PhotoRobot_Control software. - [eCommerce Photography - How to Optimize Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/ecommerce-photography): Together with the Cloud-based, global Content Delivery Network (CDN), these ensure quick-loading and pixel-perfect resolution on any device. - [What is E-commerce Product Imaging?](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/what-is-ecommerce-product-imaging): Through Cloud API integrations, approved product images are pushed directly from the studio software into the retailer's PIM system or Content Delivery Network (CDN). - [360° Product Photography - Content Formats and Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/360-product-photography): Do you need a 360° hosting service? Take for example PhotoRobot’s special image CDN (Content Delivery Network). - [7 Components to Capture the Perfect Product Photo](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/7-components-to-capture-the-perfect-product-photo): This is why PhotoRobot has chosen to integrate with a global Content Delivery Network (CDN), which can be utilized to distribute image files globally and at maximum speed and resolution, dynamically… - [Car Turntables - 360-Degree Automotive Photography](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/car-turntable-product-photography): Meanwhile, a global CDN delivers pixel-perfect resolution and quick-loading of product imagery on any device.