Last month, Akamai released its State of the Internet Report for the first quarter of 2017. Data in the report was gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform and used to analyze global trends in connectivity and current threats to security.
Fission.io is an open-source framework for serverless functions on Kubernetes, created by Platform9. While it’s still in early alpha (meaning production use is not advised at this juncture), Fission can turn any cluster into a system for delivering serverless or
In the early days of data processing, batch-oriented data infrastructure worked as a great way to process and output data, but now as networks move to mobile, where real-time analytics are required to keep up with network demands and functionality,
As companies grow, their workflows become more complex, comprising of many processes with intricate dependencies that require increased monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Without a clear sense of data lineage, accountability issues can arise and operational metadata can be lost. This
We’re starting a new series on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol of the Internet. When it comes to BGP, service providers live and die by it. However, there are some divergents who don’t like BGP and decided against
PacketFabric is an innovative networking startup focused on disrupting the legacy carrier model. They provide automated SDN-based Layer-2 Terabit-scale connectivity in more than 128 colocation facilities in the US, including Equinix, Digital Realty, Coresite and others. Started in 2015, the PacketFabric
As part of our ongoing interview series with leaders in the tech industry, we’ve previously interviewed PacketZoom’s CEO Shlomi Gian about his move to the mobile app acceleration company from his previous work at Akamai. This week, we had the
Google Spanner is a major breakthrough in distributed database architecture and functionality. Azure Cosmos DB is not far behind. Microsoft engineer Dharma Shukla wants Cosmos DB “to be the database of the future” that will “last for many decades”. Both
Google doesn’t play by the same set of rules that ISP’s, Carriers, CDN’s, and others play by. Sometime next year, will Google abandon BGP once and for all within their core? To date, Google has the largest private network in
Traditional content delivery Internet routing and Overlay Networks are history. A couple of companies have introduced new ways to route Internet traffic based on intelligent SDN-based software, and it’s a game changer. In some cases, the software replaces traditional BGP
Distil Networks announced today its release of a free plugin for Google Analytics that filters out bad bot traffic, providing site owners with a more accurate picture of A/B test results, conversion metrics, and other analytics. The new tool comes
Akamai’s Media Delivery Solutions division and Brightcove have disappointed The Street with their recent earnings report, and as a result their stock has dropped. Fortunately for Akamai, they have security to make up the shortfall. However, Brightcove has none. The
Akamai reported earnings yesterday and Cloud Security Solutions revenue was $110M, up 36% from Q1-2016, and Media Delivery Solutions revenue was down 9%, coming in at $187M. As the bellwether of the industry, Akamai’s performance is an indicator of what’s
Akamai announced this week that new capabilities will be added to its linear video streaming delivery system, Media Services Live, designed to bridge the gap between broadcast television and 24×7 livestreaming. The new purpose-built capabilities, collectively referred to as liveOrigin,
Today, CloudFlare announced the release of Orbit, a game-changing IoT security service that will allow manufacturers to deploy patches and block vulnerabilities across all IoT devices simultaneously.
