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Cool Startup: OnApp
OnApp, based in London, was founded in July 2010. They received $20M in VC funding, have about 120 employees, and more than 800 clients in 87 countries. OnApp offers an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform for Telcos, Hosting Companies, & MSPs. The
Akamai and The Fortune 500
Akamai dominates the Fortune 500 landscape. No other CDN comes close. My guess is Akamai owns 90%+ of the relationships in that market. Can any CDN challenge Akamai in the Fortune 500? Can Faslty, CacheFly, CloudFlare, ChinaCache or others win
Akamai Dominates This Market Segment by a Long Shot
When it comes to popular Internet companies like Linkedin, Pinterest, Airbnb, & so on, smaller CDNs like Cachefly, or startup CDNs like Fastly, have a decent shot at winning the business against Akamai. Internet companies are all about performance, features,
Akamai Smokes EdgeCast by 2X
In my previous post, I noted that Akamai barely beat EdgeCast by 4. In this post, I’ll take the opposite position, as there are two sides to every tale. Akamai delivered twice as many websites as EdgeCast. However, doing a
Riverbed’s WAN Optimization as-a-service
It’s going to be interesting to see what happens to Riverbed, whether it remains a public company, or it is acquired in a leveraged buy-out by a private equity firm. Regardless, Riverbed remains on the path to innovation, and it’s
2014 CDN Report Card Available Now
The 2014 CDN Report Card is available now. Click here to read. 1st Place – Akamai 2nd Place – EdgeCast 3rd Place – Limelight Networks 4th Place – Check out the report
2014 CDN Report Card Ranking CDNs Comes Out Tomorrow
The 2014 CDN Report Card ranking US based CDNs comes out tomorrow. Akamai is in first place. Find out the tomorrow who comes in 2nd, 3rd, 4th…. The report is free and no registration required.
Pivot #2 for Limelight Networks: Part 2
Continuing from my previous post, when Limelight Networks gets back to the basics, then I would create a separate group or division, like a company within a company, that is focused on Digital Presence. The Digital Presence team would operate
Pivot #2 for Limelight Networks: Part 1
It looks like Limelight Networks (LLNW) might be turning the corner and going back to its roots as a CDN. Yes, the CDN market is commoditized and margins are thin, but this applies to some features only. Charging a premium
The Last Man Standing, Kaltura
ThePlatform was acquired by Comcast, Ooyala raised a monster $43M round bringing its total to $122M, and Brightcove is buying Unicorn Media. That leaves Kaltura, as the last man standing. Something’s gotta give, the OVP market is small. Kaltura can’t
Brightcove, Really, $49M for Unicorn Media
Wow, this news blows me away. When I posted about Brightcove needing to buy companies, to reach the milestone of $1B in annual revenue, I didn’t mean to spend $49M on an ad insertion company. This deal is so bad,
My Brightcove Prediction Came True
In my earlier post dated January 1, 2014, I noted that Brightcove needed to acquire companies, in order to reach the milestone of $1B in annual revenue. Low and behold, they acquired Unicorn Media five days later. I think I
4 Days Counting: The 2014 CDN Ranking Report Card Coming Out Thurs
Our 2014 CDN Report Card ranking US based CDNs is coming out on Thursday. In 1st place is Akamai. On Thursday, you’ll find out who comes in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th. It’s free and no registration required. Spread
Aryaka and Riverbed, The New Partnership
Akamai and Cisco formed a partnership in October 2013, to integrate Akamai functionality into the Cisco branch routers, thus extending the Akamai CDN to the last mile & first mile. It’s a very innovative project. However, Aryaka beat them to
Compare & Contrast: Instart Logic & Incapsula
Instart Logic & Incapsula are two super cool CDN startups. They have a lot of potential. Instart Logic is the candidate that is most likely to be acquired in the short term, earning good returns for its employees, and backers.
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