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Missing Piece in Limelight Networks Product Strategy
Limelight Networks (LLNW) has made tremendous progress in the feature-set department over the last twelve months. In fact, they’re operating like an innovation driven start-up CDN. Twelve months ago, LLNW was trying to be everything to everyone and that strategy
The Zscaler Business Model
Zscaler is on fire right now. They have 13M users from a base of 5k companies, doubled their bookings in Q1 2015 over last year, and recently closed a $10M deal with a Global 100 consumer goods company, which sounds
Weekly Intelligence Digest – April 13, 2015
Top News Stories 1. Ericsson Launches Cloud DVR Solution Ericsson launched a cloud DVR (digital video recorder) solution at NAB this week on the back of its acquisition of Fabrix Systems. The launch positions Ericsson as a market leader in
Should Google Develop an Open Source WAF
In 2006, a start-up by the name of Strangeloop Networks developed the Site Optimizer. It was one of the first products of its kind, and it became known as FEO (Front-End Optimization). Thereafter, two other FEO start-ups emerged, Blaze.io and
Singtel’s Acquisition of Trustwave, and the Impact to CDNs
Lately, Singtel has been one of the most active Carriers in the world. They’ve formed partnerships with EdgeCast and Akamai, partnered with FireEye, acquired Trustwave, started a Skype and WatsApp competitor, and made some executive changes at the top, in
Weekly Intelligence Digest – April 6, 2015
Top News Stories 1. China Telecom and IBM Push MobileFirst for iOS China Telecom, China’s largest fixed-line operator and cloud provider, has formed a deal with IBM to offer and manage enterprise apps for Apple devices. China Telecom will host
Takeaways on Akamai’s acquisition of Octoshape
Congrats to Octoshape for getting acquired by Akamai. Many companies would consider it a privilege to get acquired by Akamai. Now let’s evaluate the acquisition, and see what it means for the industry. Thereafter, we’ll list some key takeaways. Two
Is CDN Consolidation In the Cards in Next Few Years
The CDN industry is growing at a healthy clip, and many CDNs are experiencing excellent revenue growth. Akamai recorded 24% growth year-over-year in 2014, and start-ups like Yottaa, Instart Logic, and LeaseWeb CDN continue to delivery triple digit growth. Akamai
Measuring Innovation in the CDN Ecosystem
Measuring innovation within the Content Delivery Infrastructure Ecosystem is a very difficult task. Therefore, we’ll give it a shot. We created a diagram that classifies companies into categories of innovation, with # 1 being the most innovative. The best way
Snapshot – Funding in the CDN Ecosystem
Money continues to flow into the US CDN Ecosystem. Recently, four start-ups have received a total of $43.6M in VC funding. Aryaka Networks landed $16M to help expand operations, and Yotta added another $10M in December. Two new players enter
Instart Logic Completely Transforms The Last Mile
Instart Logic, one of the most innovative start-ups in the content delivery industry has just rolled out the “110V Nanovisor“, a new device that is a definite “game changer” likely to disrupt all CDN business models, once and for all.
Weekly Intelligence Digest – March 30, 2015
Significant Developments of the Week 1. China Unicom and Huawei to Innovate Smart Home Gateway China Unicom, ranked as the world’s third-biggest mobile provider, has announced a new partnership between China Unicom’s Research Institute and Huawei to innovate the Fiber
Interview with Ariel Weil, Yottaa VP of Product Marketing
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Ariel Weil, Yottaa’s VP of Product Marketing to get his insight on the evolving content delivery landscape. The conversation was exciting and educational, as the innovation-driven Yottaa continues to develop and deliver next
Will Video Codecs Cease To Exist In Few Years
The video codec business is a billion dollar industry that enables entertainment and video streaming companies to grow at unprecedented rates. Entire ecosystems like Netflix and Youtube have come into existence because of the codec. Every few years a new
3 Most Disruptive Trends To CDN Industry
The iPhone, DDoS attacks, and Internet of Things are the three biggest disruptions to CDN industry in the last decade. When the iPhone exploded on the scene in 2007, the impact was felt quickly, and CDNs hurriedly updated their platforms
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