What is Data Serialization? Data serialization refers to the process of translating data structures or object state into a different format capable of being stored (such as a memory buffer or file), or transmitted and reconstructed at a different point.
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the internet, is in the process of launching a startup called Inrupt, whose aim is to decentralize the web. Inrupt will be built using Solid, a decentralized web platform that Berners-Lee has been building for many
This post offers an overview of the Raft algorithm used for implementing distributed consensus. Within the post, we’ll look at what consensus and distributed consensus means, why Raft was developed and give an overview of how it works, along with
eBay announced last week that it has been custom-building its own servers in order to replatform and bring up to date its backend infrastructure; and following the lead of Facebook, the eCommerce giant will be open-sourcing its designs. The open
For some time, Facebook has had its sights set on the legacy telecom hardware industry and has been investing in a raft of projects worldwide to blow it open and double down on expensive and second-rate connectivity. Last week, we
Back in 2011, a controversial idea was brought to the table inside Facebook. Over the next seven years, it has turned the $178 billion data center computer hardware industry upside down. By open-sourcing its hardware via its Open Compute Project
Facebook is open sourcing Katran, the innovative load balancer that powers its platform and prevents it from crashing and burning. Katran offers a software-based approach to load balancing in combination with a reengineered forwarding plane that leverages two recent innovations
The European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Europe’s new framework for data protection laws, will come into effect on May 25th, signalling the most significant shake-up to data privacy in over two decades. It will affect not only organizations
Wowza Media Systems is a leading streaming software, services and hardware company. It has 22,000 primary customers in over 170 countries and is growing by around 2,000 paid customers year-over-year. Wowza’s customers are wide-ranging, from SpaceX to local churches, from
AV1 compression is finally here with a release from the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) and its industry partners who are dominant players across the codec development, video encoding, delivery and playback ecosystem, including Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft. AOMedia
Facebook’s computing demands are on the increase and in order to meet them, it has introduced a new solution: the Fabric Aggregator. Developments in immersive entertainment, such as live video, virtual reality and 360 all require additional capacity. This, along
Last week, Facebook and Nokia announced their partnership to accelerate the adoption of 60 GHz fixed wireless access technologies to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity in urban or suburban areas, complementing current fiber. Nokia’s will bring its wireless passive optical network
Over the weekend, The New York Times reported on an obscure American company named Devumi, which sells Twitter followers to anyone who wants to appear more popular online, often using fake social media accounts to do so, and collecting millions
Limelight Networks and Tencent Cloud recently announced a major reseller agreement that radically expands access to each company’s services. Limelight will offer its CDN customers in China its service through Tencent Cloud. Reciprocally, Tencent will offer CDN services from Limelight
Bloomberg news reported yesterday that Akamai has brought on Morgan Stanley to conduct a strategic review to evaluate its options, including a recommendation for a potential sale. Last month, Elliott Management disclosed it had acquired 6.5 percent of Akamai shares.
