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Last Mile Deployment Updates and Impact to CDN Industry
Some trends impact the CDN Ecosystem more profoundly than others. In the next few years, Artificial Intelligence will make its way into CDN architectures. At the same time, growth in the CDN industry will explode, as global networks shift from
Interview with Vikas Garg, SVP of Aryaka Networks
Aryaka Networks, founded in 2009 is a leader and pioneer in the WAN as-a-service sector. The Aryaka B2B WAN runs over a dedicated, private IP global network that leverages CDN PoP infrastructure. In fact, Aryaka Networks is the only one
CDN WAF 2.0 – General Artificially Intelligent WAF
The WAF has been a good friend to the CDN industry for the last couple of years. For some, it has been a life saver. But as the CDN WAF 1.0 starts to age, CDNs must evolve their WAF’s to
Next Phase in Bot Attacks: Artificially Intelligent Human Bot
The famous Kapersky Lab was compromised by the most sophisticated hacker group of all time. This group had “a long list of almost superhuman technical feats” and “extraordinary skill”. The group was dubbed the “Equation Group” and their work was
CDN Ecosystem Updates #6
1. HP and Akamai Wins $469M Content Delivery Services Contract from DoD HP won a $469M contract from the Department of Defense to provide Global Content Delivery Services to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The estimated completion date for
Revenue per Mbps Comparison Metric – Akamai, Level 3 and Limelight
The CDN industry is a business of metrics, whether its the total amount of bandwidth (or data transfer) being delivered at any given moment, the cost of bandwidth as in price/Mbps, number of customers, average monthly revenue per customer, and
Prediction: Fastly Will Surpass Level 3 and Limelight In 3 Years
Fastly Will Soon Be In the Tbps Club Fastly, the inventor of the SuperRack is not only one the fastest performing CDNs on the planet, but also likely the fastest growing CDN in the bandwidth metric. The bandwidth metric (95/5%)
Trends Impacting CDN Business Models
Being a next-gen CDN is a difficult job, and is akin to being a mini-Google, where dozens of non-related systems must be hacked together, in order for them to work in unison. From an operational perspective, the job of continuous
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on CDN Security, Caching and Protocol Optimization
The CDN business is about leveraging the latest innovations, and crafting solutions that correspond to shifting trends in all things content. However, there is a technology so innovative that it has the potential to wreak havoc on the current CDN
Akamai Makes Progress on $5B Revenue Goal But Misses Out On Opportunity of a Lifetime
It feels like Akamai is a different person this year. They’ve been very active buying companies, forging strategic partnerships, creating new service offerings, and most of all, acting like a CDN start-up. Akamai has shed its image of being the
Chapter 2: The Rise Of The CDN Hacker Business Model
The current security business model needs radical transformation. The force needed to disrupt the security industry is only likely to come from an external group. Sure, the security industry is innovating at the fastest pace ever, but when compared to
The New Threat Reality and Rise of The CDN Hacker Community
In the last two weeks, the world of cyber security has permanently changed. We have reached a major turning point, and there’s no going back. There are no more rules and no more boundaries. Unfortunately, everyone is fair game –
Will Virtual Reality Disrupt CDN, Streaming, Sports Programming, eCommerce, and Medical Business Models
A couple of weeks ago, an executive told me that CDNs would cease to exist in a few years. I took that as no more Akamai, no Limelight, no CloudFront. This executive is highly accomplished, and has decades of experience
Quick and Dirty – Appcito Business Model
Appcito is new to the CDN Ecosystem, but its business model is fascinating. In a nutshell, Appcito takes the CDN feature set, condenses it, and installs it right next to a business app running within a Docker container / VM.
Apple’s Content Delivery Plans, and Apple vs Cisco
According to a recent Bloomberg article, Apple is “assembling a high speed network” and “upgrading how it builds its data centers” because “Apple wants to own pipes linking its four data centers and Internet” to “ensure fast, reliable delivery of
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