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Is IBM buying Brightcove
I didn’t see this one coming, but is IBM about to make a play for Brightcove? First, let’s back up to early January. Brightcove stock is hovering around $14 per share, from November 2013 to January 6, 2014. Then, on
Cool Company: Zscaler
Zscaler, a pure play cloud security company based in San Jose CA, started in 2008 and has raised $38M in funding. The founding members have a long history of building and selling companies, including CipherTrust, which was sold to McAfee.
Pricing Model of Incapsula
Incapsula, the pure-play cloud security company now in the CDN business, is very intriguing. I’m sure many are wondering where they fit in the CDN ecosystem, including myself. The Incapsula website, and press releases provide a great deal of intelligence;
Collapsing Market of Pure-play CDNs & Pure-play Security
Incapsula, the spinoff from Imperva, is a new breed of CDN. For starters, their security suite is more extensive, robust, and feature rich than all CDNs, maybe even Akamai. They go above and beyond, the typical CDN WAF offering, providing
CDNs of Some Alexa Ranked Sites
Every few weeks, I’ll run trace routes on a particular group of websites, to find out what CDNs are being used. I ran trace routes on the Alexa sites that are ranked #25 through #61, and based in the US.
Idea for Akamai or Limelight
Instart Logic and Shape Security are two of the hottest startups in the CDN ecosystem. Instart Logic, with its web application streaming technology, and Shape Security, for protecting websites from automated bot armies, are game changers. Traditional CDNs rarely deliver
Deep Dive Into Instart Logic
Instart Logic is one of the most exciting startups in the country. I’ve read the reports about them from Gartner, Forrester, and Frost & Sullivan; sat through a personal demo presented by the executive team; and watched a web demo
The Intelligent CDN POP
Most POPs that CDNs build out tend to be dummy POP’s. The infrastructure components at the POPs consist of servers loaded with caching software, routers, switches, load balancers (software or hardware), DNS servers, gateways for TCP/IP optimization, logging servers, admin
The New High Performance CDN
Being the fastest CDN today, doesn’t guarantee the CDN will be the fastest tomorrow. The constant change in hardware architecture and design, makes it challenging for CDNs to stay ahead of the performance curve. The fastest server today, will be
The Two Big Ideas for Limelight: Part 2
Shape Security wants to partner with CDNs & ISPs. Should Limelight partner with Shape Security, or should it create its own polymorphic code? I say Limelight should create it’s own product, and integrate it into the Limelight CDN platform. The
The Two Big Ideas for Limelight: Part 1
In this 2-part post, I’ll discuss two ideas that can turn Limelight into a multi-billion dollar CDN. These two ideas are “killer”, better than any CDN idea or feature in the last decade. They have the potential to generate billions
Cool Startup: Yottaa
Yottaa, based in Boston, was founded in April 2009 and has raised $29M in VC funding. They have about 60 employees and counting. I’ve been following them since their inception. Their entry into the CDN market was brilliant. Before they
Update on the State of Internap’s CDN
In my previous post, I was critical of Internap’s CDN operations. I was convinced that Internap should shut down its CDN operations, sign a CDN reseller agreement, and focus on the hosting business. However, after talking to Pete Mastin, the
Cool Startup Shape Security
Shape Security, based in Mountain View CA, has received $26M in VC funding, and is backed by Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. It currently has about 58 employees, many with extensive security backgrounds. In a nutshell, they offer security appliances
Welcome, The New & Improved Limelight Networks
I’m on a roll with Limelight Networks (LLNW). In my post dated January 8, 2014, I wrote that Limelight Networks (LLNW) needed to change their value proposition, story, and marketing message. The bottom line, it was confusing, not only to
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