The CDN industry is growing at a healthy clip, and many CDNs are experiencing excellent revenue growth. Akamai recorded 24% growth year-over-year in 2014, and start-ups like Yottaa, Instart Logic, and LeaseWeb CDN continue to delivery triple digit growth. Akamai
The iPhone, DDoS attacks, and Internet of Things are the three biggest disruptions to CDN industry in the last decade. When the iPhone exploded on the scene in 2007, the impact was felt quickly, and CDNs hurriedly updated their platforms
Significant Developments of the Week 1. Distil Networks Investigates Bots and Behaviors Distil Networks, a leader in the bot mitigation field, conducts a study on CAPTCHAs and their effects on user behavioral patterns. Distil used a U.S history and politics
Akamai, Limelight Networks, EdgeCast, Level 3, CloudFlare, Incapsula, Zenedge, SiteLock, F5 Networks, Radware, Verisign, and many other companies have done a nice job of building out their DDoS mitigation / scrubbing center capabilities over time. Some have spent millions in
Some big news just came out of the Limelight Networks (LLNW) camp. LLNW has just launched the DDoS Attack Interceptor, a DDoS mitigation solution that leverages “several scrubbing centers” located around the world. This is the most significant product launch
During the 2015 Investor Relations Summit, Akamai presented many interesting data points to its audience. Some of the data points were financial in nature, and others emphasized “new features, products, and services” across its various segments, including Media, Security, Network
The technology industry is going through a dramatic transformation unlike any time in the past. Once non-related tech segments are converging across the globe, and those that are likely to be impacted the most are the incumbents. Apple plans on
Akamai has been busy in Q1 of 2015. First, they made a strategic investment in Saguna Networks. Next, they announced a plan to hire 1,000 employees this year. Thereafter, Akamai acquired Xerocole, a start-up offering an innovative DNS platform to
CloudFlare is a rebel, and they thrive on breaking the rules, because it’s engrained within their DNA. That is the sole reason why CloudFlare is the most recognizable CDN brand name in the world, because they take the non-traditional approach.
Zenedge, the innovation-driven start-up offering Web Application Security and DDoS Mitigation Services is taking the standard CyberSecurity CDN business model to another level, beyond the typical CDN + WAF + DDoS Mitigation Service Provider offering. Just like Instart Logic is
On Monday, we published part one of our interview with Zenedge’s CTO and co-founder Leon Kuperman. The following is part two, a deep dive into the specifics of the company’s feature set. The Q&A session was done in person, and
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
Black Lotus, based in San Francisco with operations in LA is an up-and-coming DDoS Mitigation Provider focused on the Service Provider market. Its customers include OnApp and HubSpot. Black Lotus has five scrubbing centers in total, and protects companies against
Azure CDN, Akamai, EdgeCast, CloudFlare, Sitelock, Zenedge, Level 3, Distil Networks, Fireblade, F5 Networks, Radware, and dozens more offer DDoS Mitigation Services. The DDoS services include everything from the basic Layer 3/4 protection, to advanced protection against multi-vector attacks across
On the Azure CDN section of the website, there is one sentence that stands out, and it goes something like this “Azure CDN is built on a highly-scalable, reverse-proxy architecture with sophisticated DDoS identification and mitigation technologies to protect you”.
