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Next Phase of Fastly
Fastly is growing rapidly, probably faster than any other CDN in the ecosystem. They have 80+ employees and counting; and are pushing 166Gbps of bandwidth. The bandwidth dashboard on the Fastly homepage provides us with a visualization of their rapid
What is Verizon to do with Uplynk
First, the Oscars are a streaming disaster, than HBOGO matches the streaming blunder with True Detective. Some have blamed the outage on traffic overflow. While many in the industry might believe this, I certainly don’t. The Olympics weren’t a disaster,
Update on Fastly
Fastly, the up-and-coming CDN, has just added three members to the executive team, that have deep expertise in web performance, infrastructure and global networking. Steve Souders, Christopher Brown, and Tom Daly come from Google, Chef Software and DYN. The new
Snapshot of Endpoint to Global Edge Security
Here is a snapshot of the 4 pillars of security, starting from the endpoint, to the network, to the data center, and to the global edge. Akamai and Incapsula offer a comprehensive security platform to thwart DDoS attacks, at the
Cool Startup Contrast Security
Contrast Security (CS), founded in 2012, is an up-and-coming startup focused on securing applications during the development, testing and production phases. The founders previously started a consulting company many years back called Aspect Security, that now reviews 50 million lines
Aryaka Networks and Zscaler at Crossroads
Aryaka Networks and Zscaler are at a crossroads. Perhaps, the biggest threat facing Aryaka is not Riverbed, Akamai, or Carriers offering MPLS, but Zscaler. Zscaler is the highly successful cloud security company with 100+ POPs, 4500+ customers and 12M users
What is a B2B CDN
Aryaka Networks is the leading WAN as-a-Service (WaaS) provider, but it is also a B2B Content Delivery Network. In fact, Aryaka is the only pure-play B2B Content Delivery Network in the market today. If anyone were to start a CDN
Cool Startup: Lastline
Lastline, a cyber security startup, was founded by three computer science professors in 2011. Lastline has developed a security platform similar to FireEye. The timing for this startup is right on, as it is now at the forefront of the
Should Akamai Acquire Signiant
Signiant is one of the leaders of high speed file transfer. The Signiant platform, also known as the Media Shuttle and Media Exchange, enables studios, post production facilities, distributors, and professional filmmakers to exchange large uncompressed media files between its
US based CDN Annual Revenue for 2013
There are approximately fourteen CDNs based in the US. The annual revenues for Akamai and Limelight Networks are public information. The annual revenues listed below, for the remaining twelve CDNs are my best estimates. I don’t count ChinaCache and CDNetworks,
Next Generation Malware
Just when you thought malware couldn’t get any scarier, think again. The next generation of malware is becoming orders of magnitudes more sophisticated. The new battleground isn’t in the corporate perimeter, data center or CDN edge, it’s in the audio
Cool Startup: Lacoon Mobile Security
Lacoon Mobile Security, the hot mobile security startup backed by Shlomo Kramer, was founded by Michael Shaulov, Ohad Bobrov, and Emanuel Avner. Lacoon is one the most innovative companies in mobile security space, protecting mobile users and enterprises from zero-day
How to Build a Global Infrastructure Footprint
Building a global infrastructure footprint is a complex process. Whether a company is building a CDN, Global Cloud Security Footprint, or WAN as-a-Service, all three should use the same ISP’s, data center facilities, and hardware. If the builder selects the
Yottaa’s User Engagement Metrics
Yottaa, the fast growing CDN based in Boston, changed its business model a few years after launch. They went from a pure-play CDN, offering the standard CDN features such as WAF, FEO and DSA, to a hybrid CDN focused on
The Four Pillars of Enterprise Security
According to Sholmo Kramer, the CEO of Imperva, there are three pillars of enterprise security: endpoint security, network security, and data center security. Symantec and McAfee are the leaders in endpoint security, Palo Alto in network security, and Imperva in
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