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European Pure-play: KeyCDN
KeyCDN, a Switzerland based CDN is one of the very few elite European pure-play CDNs in the market today. In three short years, KeyCDN has amassed an impressive list of 2,800 customers, with only eleven employees on board. Crossing the
The Netflix Wars: Netflix vs AWS and the Ghost of Steve Jobs
Netflix and Amazon have a very complicated relationship. It’s a marriage of economic convenience, with lots of love and hate thrown in there. Jeff Bezos and Reed Hasting are the stuff of legends, but how long will this friendship last?
BOOM! Instart Logic Raises $43M in Expansion Round
Instart Logic raises a monster $43M round bringing its total to $95M. Instart Logic has currently raised more funding than its neighbor CloudFlare. The industry momentum is currently blowing in the direction of Instart Logic. They’ve been in business for
Interview with Haseeb Budhani, Co-founder of Soha Systems
Recently, we interviewed Haseeb Budhani, Co-founder of Soha Systems and discussed their state of the union. Soha Systems is a B2B cloud security start-up introducing a new business model to our Ecosystem. IDC refers to them as a “Cloud DMZ”.
The Real Reason Verizon Acquired AOL
The Internet has been torn asunder at the news of Verizon buying AOL. The PR machines are on overdrive trying to figure out the reason “why Verizon acquired AOL”. There are dozens of theories on “why the acquisition” and most
Snapshot of Level 3 Peering
It’s looks like the the recent ruling on Net Neutrality is starting to move the needle in favor of the Middle-mile Middlemen, kinda, sorta. There are some winners and losers in this soap opera, but it will take some time
European Pure-play: CDN77.com
CDN77, the London based pure-play global CDN continues to grow at a rapid clip. Founded in 2011, CDN77 has increased their number of active customers to 3,500 and employee count to 35. Their customers come from all parts of the
Akamai’s $2B Business vs Amazon’s $5B
Akamai and Amazon are similar in a few ways. Akamai dominates the CDN industry with about 53% market share. Amazon Web Services dominates the cloud industry with 30% market share. Each has three fierce competitors. Also, Akamai has a CDN
Market Fragmentation – CDN Ecosystem Diagram v17
The CDN Ecosystem continues to flourish, as new players enter the industry with unique features and business models. The latest trio of entrants are the RAN based CDN innovators. They include Rev Software, Twin Prime and Kwicr. Rev Software has
Interview with Per Buer, Founder of Varnish Software #3
It’s been nine months since our last interview with Per Buer, founder of Varnish Software. Varnish Software is one of leading global caching platforms, powering millions of websites and thousands of well known online brands. A lot has happened in
Emergence of Internet GAFAN – Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix
Denis O’Brien, the billionaire owner of Digicel, a Caribbean Mobile Operator with 13M customers, recently stated that “Mark Zuckerberg is like the guy who comes to your party and drinks your champagne, and kisses your girls, and doesn’t bring anything”. We disagree
RAN Based Content Delivery and Optimization
The CDN Ecosystem continues to evolve, as innovation driven companies continue to create new features in the areas of security, streaming, and wireless. 2014 was the year of the Cyber Security CDN. 2015 is the year of the RAN (radio
CDN Costing 101: Math Behind 95/5 Percentile
CDNs make money by selling three different services 1) data transfer (transit) plans 2) features such as WAF and 3) consulting services. When it comes buying transit from carriers and selling it to customers in the form of data transfer
Interview with Satish Raghunath, Co-Founder of Twin Prime
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Satish Raghunath, Co-founder of Twin Prime, which officially launched in March. Twin Prime has introduced an innovative business model to the CDN Ecosystem that’s a first of its kind. Twin Prime is a
Impact of Google’s Protocol Innovation on CDN Optimizations
Dynamic Site Acceleration, Application Delivery Network, Front-End Optimization, and Mobile Content Optimization are some of the bread-and-butter protocol optimization services offered by most CDNs. Some are free, and others are available for a hefty price. Over the last decade, CDNs
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