Research into sequence predictions using neural networks holds the key to major advances in speech recognition, machine translation, and language modeling. However, building and training such models is computationally taxing and very expensive. For instance, recent advances in language modeling
Varnish Software recently unveiled parallel ESI and Edgestash for Varnish Plus. These features promise to significantly speed up web performance, improve content delivery on mobile, and enhance end-user experience overall. The new solution leverages intelligent TCP acceleration in order to
DeepMind, the Google-owned AI startup behind AlphaGo, is collaborating with Blizzard to open the popular Starcraft II game to AI and machine learning research. The goal is to foster advancements in artificial intelligence to the extent that it can solve
BioCatch recently announced its next-gen behavioral biometrics platform, which has been developed for use with online and mobile applications for enterprises. Behavioral biometrics is a burgeoning field of study given the growing threat of online fraud and identity theft. Rather
The New York Times is leveraging AWS, in-house CMS, and Aspera for its Media Factory encoding pipeline for video. Content providers have seen a massive shift toward video in recent years, and the NYT Â is no exception. Its in-house hardware
Distil Networks has unveiled the Hi-Def Fingerprint, an augmented device fingerprinting method that identifies unique devices more accurately than standard techniques. Finding a reliable and unique method of identification has historically been a tricky endeavor. As an analogy, Distil cites
Varnish has unveiled Edgestash, which is currently in beta on Varnish Plus only. It’s an ambitious solution to increase web speeds, both on mobile and in general. While most of a modern website’s content is assembled in the browser, Varnish
Expedia uses NGINX Plus for cloud migration at scale and routing traffic through its front door. Over the years, Expedia has configured NGINX based on three pillars of cloud migration. According to Dave Drinkle, Senior Software Engineer at Expedia, the
Traffic to Valve has been growing 75% year-on-year. To keep up with the breakneck pace of growth, the global online gaming company has upgraded its network infrastructure to include Level 3 Communications’ 100 Gbps internet ports, which are available in
The free video-hosting platform Vimeo, has adopted Multi-Regional Google Cloud Storage, one of the new storage classes that Google Cloud Platform (GCP) recently unveiled during its major refresh of Google Cloud Storage platform. Crucially, GCP has been integrated with Fastly’s
CacheFly launched in 2005 as a throughput-dedicated network built on a mix of proprietary and open source solutions. It can handle large, 100 TB+ caches, operates in over 80 countries, and is currently the highest throughput CDN in the world.
Fastly has unveiled its Managed CDN, which can be deployed on top of customers’ existing private networks, is dedicated solely for their use, and delivered as a fully managed service. Its CDN technology comes with Dynamic Site Acceleration, request collapsing,
Varnish Software has rolled out Varnish Extend, a private do-it-yourself CDN, in collaboration with Cedexis, which monitors and optimizes web performance across data centers, CDNs, and clouds. It is a pre-packaged product that comes bundled with Varnish Plus, Varnish Software
Azure Government Engineering has come out with the initial version of the Azure Blueprint program, which is designed to ensure that Azure is used securely and compliantly by government agencies and third-party government contractors.
WebRTC is a free, open project that provides browsers and mobile applications (e.g. Chrome, Opera, and Firefox) with real-time communication capabilities over peer-to-peer networks, using simple APIs and without plugins or apps. Here, we detail two innovative integrations and use
