OnApp CDN in-a-box enables companies to become a CDN specialist, not a generalist on the same level of Akamai, Limelight or EdgeCast. The CDN specialist occupies a certain place in the CDN ecosystem. The OnApp CDN software is not a
Is the industry witnessing a new CDN era in which specialization is becoming the norm? It seems like the era of CDN specialization is upon us. We have the Big Three CDNs (Akamai, EdgeCast & Limelight), and the CDN specialist.
Amazon Cloudfront has come a long way in the CDN business over the last 5-6 years. Remembering back in 2009 when Cloudfront first entered the stage, there was a lot fear in the hearts and minds of the competition including
The heartbleed fiasco threw the entire CDN Industry into disarray. For the last couple of days, fixing the Heartbleed bug has the #1 concern for the C Level Execs at all of the CDNs. There has never been anything like
The heartbleed bug has impacted the entire CDN industry, including the heavy weights: Akamai, EdgeCast, Limelight, Fastly, CloudFlare and Incapsula. More than anything else, reissuing SSL certificates to all SSL customers is more of a headache than anything else. The
This is part two of the Content Delivery Network Ecosystem diagram. The diagram below includes 16 of 17 USA based CDNs. The objective of the diagram is to visually represent each CDN in the ecosystem. In my original post, I
Over the last few months, we have researched, and reported on seventeen US based Content Delivery Networks. With the exception of Akamai, most CDNs can be grouped together by the type of functionality they offer customers. Most CDNs specialize in
Akamai is like the Seattle Seahawks on Super Bowl day, and Limelight (LLNW), well, is like the other team. Akamai dominates every facet of the CDN game, especially in the metrics, such as revenue, customer count, product depth, number of
CloudFlare is currently hosting 2M websites, and is handling 5% of the Internet traffic. EdgeCast has about 6,000 customers, and is handling about 5% of the Internet traffic. Both have similar POP footprints. CloudFlare has raised $72M in funding, and
Last week, Limelight Networks (LLNW) published a Cedexis performance report that demonstrated their DSA was faster than Akamai DSA, EdgeCast ADN/Transact and Fastly DSA. Thereafter, they hired a reputable research company to validate their claims. This week, LLNW ran a
The first quarter of 2014 has been an extremely busy one for the CDN industry. There has been major activity across the entire spectrum, from the startups, all the way up to Akamai. The top three events for 2014 are
In a perfect CDN world, Akamai acquires Shape Security, and Limelight Networks (LLNW) takes a big step forward and acquires Lastline. If both events happen, the CDN industry landscape dramatically changes, and the entire CDN ecosystem is better off. Shape
Limelight Networks (LLNW) is stepping up to the plate, in a big way. Enterprise Strategy Group, and established research company, validated LLNW’s claims that the performance of their dynamic content acceleration service is faster than Akamai, EdgeCast and Faslty, based
There are approximately fourteen CDNs based in the US. The annual revenues for Akamai and Limelight Networks are public information. The annual revenues listed below, for the remaining twelve CDNs are my best estimates. I don’t count ChinaCache and CDNetworks,
The overall CDN market is improving, with Akamai and Limelight leading the way. Akamai is killing it, while Limelight is making great progress. Limelight is more representative of the CDN startup industry. Its valuation impacts the entire CDN startup ecosystem.
