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.
Instart Logic, a pioneer in software-defined application delivery, has introduced a new optimization technology called SmartSequence. SmartSequence “leverages machine learning to optimize how HTML and Javascript code are loaded in the browser”. The techniques of machine learning, deep learning, artificial
Instart Logic, the high flying start-up offering Cloud Application Delivery Services, just reported a phenomenal 2014, growing sales by 5x, and increasing the number of high volume websites using its SDAD technology platform to four hundred. Instart Logic invented Software-Defined
The benefits of bare-metal commodity hardware in the CDN infrastructure are numerous, and will be even more in the coming years, but at the same time so will the advancements in artificial intelligence and deep learning. Today’s dumb CDN PoPs
In 2014, Cyber Security was the technology that impacted CDNs the most, and many responded by developing and incorporating cyber security features into their product portfolios. Most of the innovation was done at the WAF level. In 2015, SDN is
Dynamic CDN Feature Set Development A few years ago, the development of a strategic feature like DSA or FEO would have taken 12-24 months to go from concept to roll out. CDNs were slow to innovate, and they had the
Instart Logic has come a long way since our first conversation on January 7th, 2014. Prior to this date, all that was known about them was that which was presented in the media – the big rounds of funding and
On November 12th, Instart Logic formally announced its Cloud Application Security Suite, which is now available for customers. A few days earlier, our team interviewed their executive team to discuss the specifics around the new security suite offering. Instart Logic
The CDN feature set continues to evolve as new CDNs entering the ecosystem continue to push the envelope in feature set innovation. Features that were once the domain of the traditional security appliance are now finding there way into the
Limelight Networks (LLNW) is reporting earnings on Nov 10, 2014. Over the last four quarters, LLNW has reported the following figures, starting June 30, 2014 and ending Sept 30, 2013: $41M, $41M, $42M and $42M. Thus, quarterly revenues have remained
Venture funding in the CDN Ecosystem is healthy. More than $288M has been raised by Instart Logic, Aryaka Networks, Fastly, CloudFlare, and Yottaa. Four are them are located in Silicon Valley, and the other one in Boston. All five are
Instart Logic just announced a new offer called “RIP Akamai”. In that offer, Instart Logic will buy out an Akamai contract for up to $100M. In the CDN industry, thousands of enterprises are locked into CDN contracts for a certain
In the next couple of posts, we’ll try to determine what the CDN Ecosystem will look like in 2020. Before we do that, let’s quickly review CDN history, noting that the past is sometimes a good indicator of the future,
Limelight Networks (LLNW) is at a crossroads, and if they seize the opportunity in front of them, they will flourish. If not, they will be in the same bucket as Internap. Just about every CDN in the ecosystem, big and
Now with Prolexic acquisition behind them, Akamai is ready to embark on its next one. With $1B cash on the books, Akamai can afford to buy a few companies within a short period of time. Some acquisitions seem like no
