Case study

El Español

El Español is a Spanish digital general information newspaper founded in 2015. It is one of the leading media in Spain, with nearly 2.2 million daily visitors (Comscore data, September 2022).

Favorite Features

  • Real-time logs
  • Paywall
  • Monitorization

Why Transparent Edge

  • Close technical support, in Spanish and without intermediaries
  • Speed
  • Performance
  • Ease of use
  • European DNA
“Having Transparent Edge as a CDN for El Español gives us the peace of mind of being covered for any problem that arises”
Sergio Sanz del Monte, CTO of El Español.

El Español was born in 2015 as an exclusively online newspaper, as proclaimed by its founder, journalist Pedro J. Ramírez. The exclusive commitment to this format for a new media outlet that aspired to become one of the benchmarks of Spanish journalism put on the table the need to ensure fast content delivery and a continuous service without interruptions. El Español was looking for a CDN it could trust, with technical support that would assist it in the implementation of new developments and that would always be there to ensure the continuity of the service under any circumstances.

“El Español was born with Transparent Edge and, since then, Transparent Edge has gone hand in hand with us in our growth, giving us great confidence.”

Sergio Sanz del Monte, CTO of El Español.

REAL SUPPORT IN SPANISH

Support is essential for a media outlet of El Español’s caliber because any issue that affects content delivery can negatively impact reputation and revenue. Hence the need for real support, staffed by engineers who know how to meet specific needs and personalize their attention to find the solutions required at any given time.

“Transparent Edge engineers are very good. They are experts and problem resolution is almost immediate. Also, they are in Spain. The fact that they serve us in our language and during our hours makes communication and the resolution of any incident much easier.”

Sergio Sanz del Monte, CTO of El Español.

LOADING SPEED AND GOOD USER EXPERIENCE

A media outlet of the importance of El Español needs to ensure a good user experience for its readers on any device, especially mobile, which is the priority source of traffic. In addition, it requires good SEO positioning. The speed of content delivery and low latencies provided by Transparent Edge’s next-generation CDN are therefore essential elements for the newspaper. Compliance with Google’s Core Web Vitals is essential when it comes to maintaining good results in organic positioning.

“Transparent Edge CDN is essential for us to pass the Core Web Vitals, and we do so with flying colors across all performance metrics (TTFB, LCP, FCP).”

Sergio Sanz del Monte, CTO of El Español.

CONTROL & VISIBILITY

The data behind the traffic passing through Transparent Edge servers is a very valuable element for El Español, which has an ally in our CDN dashboard for real-time decision-making. From the control panel, it monitors traffic and collects the main CDN metrics in real time: requests per second, attacks per second, percentage of requests that access content from the closest server… El Español also values ​​access to the real-time logs it has on the dashboard, which give it a better understanding of the service’s performance.

“Thanks to the Transparent dashboard we can provision our service and be self-sufficient. But if we need something more complicated or personalized, their team is always willing to help us find the solution.”

Sergio Sanz del Monte, CTO of El Español.

EUROPEAN DNA

The fact that Transparent Edge is a Spanish company is definitely a key factor for El Español, which considers it positive that the speed and security of the internet are also in European hands.

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