Now that the dust has settled on Google CDN, we can discuss the repercussions it will have on the CDN landscape. First, lets start off with Akamai, since they’re the biggest CDN out there. Does Google CDN impact Akamai? Yes.
The ecosystem was first introduced to the makeup of the CDN SuperPoP when Fastly published their hardware specs for everyone to see. For many, what was once an extremely well guarded secret was no longer a secret, and some CDNs
When it comes to services and features, some are commodities, such as video streaming, while others have the potential to be huge market disruptors. Video streaming is a fiercely competitive market that’s become a penny business, much like the supermarket
CDNvideo, based in Moscow, is a leading CDN in the CIS region. It provides website acceleration, live streaming, VOD delivery, cloud transcoding, load balancing and advanced caching solutions to enterprises of all shapes and sizes. It currently employs 50 people
There’s no doubt that Netflix is at the top of their game, serving over 75 million global members. But the remarkable thing for the streaming industry is that they built the foundation of their site using open source code. This
CDN Sales is tough, but its also fun. Every deal you close has a story behind it. Many years ago, CDN Sales were easier to close, since there were fewer CDNs. Akamai, Limelight and Internap were the rain makers back
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Bob Lento, CEO of Limelight Networks, and he gave us the current state of affairs. We discussed several topics, including growing the business, long term planning, product roadmap, the next steps on the
Elemental Technologies, a pioneer in the encoding / video processing industry sold to Amazon for $500M, according to one source. Elemental raised $44M in venture capital, with the last round coming in at $14.5M back in December 2014. The founders
Recently, we had the opportunity to catch up to Eitan Koter, Co-CEO of Vimmi Communications, an innovative startup focused on disrupting the way video is ingested, transformed and delivered over operator networks. Although the market is very competitive, Vimmi has
Confession: I totally underestimated EdgeConneX. They aren’t a Cool Startup as I recently wrote, they are a game changer to CDN Network Footprint Architecture. And who are CDNs? Pure-plays, Netflix, Apple, Yahoo, Facebook, Mobile Operators, Cable Operators and Network Operators.
Fastly is killing it, not only in the performance metrics, but also in money raised, adding a cool $75M to the war chest, bringing their total to $130M. The funds will be used to expand the global workforce, and build
Let’s ask the crazy question – Can Netflix surpass Comcast in market valuation in the next five years? First, let’s dive into a recent study by MTM, a London based consultancy catering to the who’s who in media. The study
When encoding.com first started in the business, they got some good traction early on by signing up companies like Netflix, Redbull and Viacom. Their platform has always been ahead of its time. In the early days, encoding.com was the default
Wowza Media Systems has come a long way in the last decade. Before Wowza, Adobe FMS was the dominant streaming server product in the CDN infrastructure. Adobe was in a sweet spot, because they had a lock on the CDN
Did We Get It All Wrong Billions have been invested in cloud infrastructure research, as everyone tries to figure what the future of tech holds. Is it possible that Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and everyone else got it wrong, because of
