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The $100M CDN Club
The $100M CDN Club is the most exclusive CDN Club in the world, and the only way in is to raise $100M or close to it. Not even CloudFlare who plans on going IPO in 2017 at a multi- billion
CDN Ecosystem Diagram V19
Here’s CDN Ecosystem diagram version 19, which reflects the latest updates within our industry. The diagram is a pictorial representation of the industry players and where they sit in relation to one another. Although the industry is highly competitive, no
Interview with Jag Bains, CTO of DOSarrest
DOSarrest, founded in 2007 is a leading pioneer in DDoS Mitigation. They currently have 25 employees, 300-400 customers, including many government agencies, and four scrubbing centers located in Los Angeles, New York, London and Singapore, with more on the way.
Are CDN’s Likely to Raise $1B in 12 Months from VC’s
The CDN industry has taken a turn for the dramatic, as Fastly raised a monster VC round bringing its total to $130M. Today, Fastly is the #1 CDN in terms of money raised, followed by Aryaka Networks and Instart Logic.
Ba-Boom! Fastly Raises A Cool $75M in Series D
Fastly is killing it, not only in the performance metrics, but also in money raised, adding a cool $75M to the war chest, bringing their total to $130M. The funds will be used to expand the global workforce, and build
Apple Joins Google In Their Quest for Last Mile Control
Let’s put a check mark next to Apple, as they join Google in their quest to control the wireless last mile. According to Business Insider, Apple is in talks with carriers to launch an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in
SD-WAN Startup Ecosystem Set To Explode
The SD-WAN niche is exploding, as a ton of startups enter the market with their own flavor of services. It some respects, its similar to the disruptions occurring in the CDN market, as startups such as Twin Prime push the
Akamai In The Land of Giants
Akamai is the 800 pound gorilla in the land of giants. The global content delivery ecosystem is too vital for any one company to dominate. Just a few years back, none of these giants had a CDN. Eventually, they came
CloudFlare vs CloudFront – The Next Chapter
Although there are 40+ CDNs in a very competitive industry, no two CDNs are identical. When we look deep inside each CDN, their DNA is vastly different. Akamai, Verizon, Level 3, Netflix, Comcast, Telefonica, Limelight, Yottaa, ChinaCache, Instart Logic, MaxCDN,
CloudFlare Exit: Google, Amazon or Public
After years of hard work pounding the pavement, CloudFlare is likely to exit in 2017 by going public, according to Matthew Prince. Whether they go public in the next 2-4 years or get acquired, the exit will surely be right
US Eyeball Networks and Middle-Mile Carriers
When it comes to buying transit in the form of 10Gbps Internet Ports from carriers, CDNs buy from the usual suspects, some more than others, and at various price points in the form of $/Mbps. The primary last mile /
Interview with Shay Rapaport, Co-founder of Fireblade
Fireblade, an innovation driven cloud security startup has come a long way over the last twelve months. They offer a next-generation behavioral WAF, DDoS Mitigation, and protection against Bots and Scrapers. Fireblade is not a CDN selling directly to end-users,
HEVC Advance is Drunk on Power
According to StreamingMedia, HEVC Advance, a new group that formed a patent pool for licensing HEVC technology, plans on charging something to the effect of 0.5% of gross revenue for HEVC usage, that is retroactive “to the date of first
GAFAN Mafia Continues to Grow Like Gangbusters
Although Apple’s market cap dropped $37B from late April to late July, the GAFAN (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix) Mafia continues to grow like gangbusters, adding a cool ~$150B in valuation in the past three months. Their total combined market
Interview with Jeff Williams, Co-Founder of Contrast Security
Contrast Security, founded in 2012 is a leader and pioneer in application security. They help companies of all sizes secure applications in all phases of the software lifecycle; from development to production. The founders of Contrast Security know more about
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