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CDN77 Rolls Out HTTP/2
CDN77, one of the leading European Pure-play CDNs just announced they’re fully supporting HTTP/2 across their global infrastructure. CDN77 currently has 28 PoPs, 3100+ customers and powers 8,400+ websites. I believe this makes them part of a handful of CDNs
CDN Ecosystem Diagram v20
The CDN Ecosystem Diagram has been updated to reflect the addition of Comcast CDN and PubNub to our industry. Comcast CDN is the only Cable Operator CDN in the world that has built its platform from the group up with
In Monday’s Newsletter – How Can CDNs Counter AWS DDoS Mitigation Plans
Please make sure you sign up for our weekly newsletter. In this newsletter, we continue with Part 2, and discuss how CDNs can counter the threat posed by an Amazon DDoS Mitigation offering that spans 24 scrubbing centers, 12Tbps of
Comcast Launches B2C CDN
The day has finally arrived. Comcast Wholesale, a division of Comcast, officially launched its B2C CDN. What started off as an internally built caching platform designed to support its own VOD delivery efforts, is now a stand alone service being
Snapshot of PubNub Business Model
Snapshot of PubNub Business Model: “World’s First IoT CDN” PubNub is the world’s first IoT CDN. They don’t cache or accelerate content, but sync data in real time between publisher and subscriber in under 250ms, regardless of how far apart
Cool Startup: Vimmi Communications
Vimmi Communications, a four year old Israeli startup is an up-and-coming CDN focused on providing end-to-end video solutions to Network Operators and MSO’s. The founding team, Eitan Koter and Amon Sherf bring vast experience to the company, having worked for
CDN Market Size in 2015 and 2019
According to MarketsandMarkets, the CDN market is “expected to grow from $3.71B in 2014 to $12.16B by 2019” at an annual compound growth rate of 26.8%. If that’s the case, than Akamai represents 53% of the market in 2014, based
Cool Startup: PubNub
PubNub, a San Francisco based startup just raised $20M in Series C, bringing its total to $35M. PubNub defines itself as a Data Stream Network, where they enable companies to sync their applications in real time, via WebRTC, WebSockets, SignaIR
Figuring Out Amazon’s DDoS Mitigation Strategy
Here she comes, Amazon is going to bring fury to the DDoS Mitigation market, and turn it upside down. By default, since Akamai is one of the largest providers in the world of DDoS protection, they will feel first impact.
AWS To Drive DDoS Mitigation Companies Out of Business
The writing is on the wall, the DDoS Mitigation Market is about to be turned upside down. Some players will go out of business, and others will morph into new hybrids. That’s unfortunate, because Forrester just published an awesome guide
CDNs With DDoS Mitigation and WAF
Currently, there are fifteen CDNs with DDoS Mitigation and /or WAF capabilities in the industry. Although all CDNs provide some form of basic DDoS Mitigation by default, where they can absorb large attacks via their massive global infrastructures, we differentiate
Infrastructure Advances Will Impact CDN Architectures in 2 Years
In the last sixteen months, advances in server hardware and network infrastructure have helped CDNs provide better performance to their customers at lower price points. However, while these advances are a tremendous gift to providers and their customers, there is
The Incredible Progress of Limelight Networks
Limelight Networks has made incredible progress over the last two years. The progress came from two directions; first, LLNW managed to grow revenue consistently over the last four quarters, even though Netflix revenue disappeared. We personally thought this was an
Can Limelight Networks Become a Billion Dollar Company Again, Regardless of Silly Lawsuit
Here we go again on the Akamai vs Limelight Networks lawsuit – it feels like being in a circus. I’m not an attorney, so take this with a grain of salt – one thing is for sure, the technology being
Market Segmentation Strategy
Sooner or later, startups in our ecosystem will reach a reflection point, where they’ll need to re-invent themselves and pivot in a new direction. Its incredibly difficult for any startup to create the perfect business model right out of the
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