Most POPs that CDNs build out tend to be dummy POP’s. The infrastructure components at the POPs consist of servers loaded with caching software, routers, switches, load balancers (software or hardware), DNS servers, gateways for TCP/IP optimization, logging servers, admin
Shape Security wants to partner with CDNs & ISPs. Should Limelight partner with Shape Security, or should it create its own polymorphic code? I say Limelight should create it’s own product, and integrate it into the Limelight CDN platform. The
In this 2-part post, I’ll discuss two ideas that can turn Limelight into a multi-billion dollar CDN. These two ideas are “killer”, better than any CDN idea or feature in the last decade. They have the potential to generate billions
Yottaa, based in Boston, was founded in April 2009 and has raised $29M in VC funding. They have about 60 employees and counting. I’ve been following them since their inception. Their entry into the CDN market was brilliant. Before they
In my previous post, I was critical of Internap’s CDN operations. I was convinced that Internap should shut down its CDN operations, sign a CDN reseller agreement, and focus on the hosting business. However, after talking to Pete Mastin, the
Shape Security, based in Mountain View CA, has received $26M in VC funding, and is backed by Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. It currently has about 58 employees, many with extensive security backgrounds. In a nutshell, they offer security appliances
I’m on a roll with Limelight Networks (LLNW). In my post dated January 8, 2014, I wrote that Limelight Networks (LLNW) needed to change their value proposition, story, and marketing message. The bottom line, it was confusing, not only to
Level 3, a leading Content Delivery Network, has lost three CDN Product Managers over the last few years. First, Ted Middleton left to join EdgeCast as VP of Product Management. Next, Michael Fay left to become VP of Product &
Cleversafe offers next generation object-based storage solutions catering to companies that require massive amounts of storage. They offer storage appliances and software products that replace CDN storage. Their storage offering is innovative, and available for single site or multisite deployments.
Cleversafe was founded in 2004 and has received $91.4 million in VC funding. The HQ is based in Chicago, and they have around 100 employees. They offer object-based storage solutions to companies that need PB’s of storage. They have a
Brevity Ventures was founded in January 2010 and has received $8.7M in venture funding. It’s HQ is in Burbank, with another office in New York city. They are a cloud-based media platform that caters to the needs of studios and
The Akamai 60 Seconds Dashboard provides enough data to run some rough calculations on monthly data transfer. That is something that I always wondered about. Keep in mind, these are only estimates. The numbers represent peak numbers. Plus, big streaming
The Akamai 60 second dashboard is a major milestone for the CDN Industry. In fact, It is the most important CDN dashboard in the history of CDN. Akamai is bearing its heart and soul to the public, providing everyone with
Akamai is a BtoC CDN that has 140,000 servers and thousands of POPs in its ecosystem, delivering 30% of the Internet traffic. The Akamai ecosystem collects an incredible amount of log data, globally, on a scale that most likely surpasses
In my previous post, I noted that Akamai needs to create $1B in additional annual revenue by 2020, in order to reach its $5B in sales/year milestone, set by Paul Sagan (ex-CEO) in 2012. And that’s after taking into account
