Comments on: CDNs Are Big Business, EdgeCast Get $6 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:26:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Why Does the Unsexy Parts of Technology Make the Sexy Dollars? | Editechial http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-2459263 Why Does the Unsexy Parts of Technology Make the Sexy Dollars? | Editechial Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:41:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-2459263 [...] monetize with advertising.  In the digital space, this is what makes the likes of Ascent Media and Akamai far different than Veoh and [...] [...] monetize with advertising.  In the digital space, this is what makes the likes of Ascent Media and Akamai far different than Veoh and [...]

]]> By: breaker of stuff, destoryer of things, sometimes ninja | News: EdgeCast Get $6 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-2216991 breaker of stuff, destoryer of things, sometimes ninja | News: EdgeCast Get $6 Million Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:49:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-2216991 [...] CDNs Are Big Business, EdgeCast Get $6 Million [...] [...] CDNs Are Big Business, EdgeCast Get $6 Million [...]

]]> By: StartupNewz.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1833297 StartupNewz.com Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:40:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1833297 <strong>EdgeCast Bags $6 Million...</strong> CDNs - Content Distribution Networks are big nowadays. EdgeCast has bagged $6 Million in Series B financing led by Steamboat Ventures, which is affiliated with The Walt Disney Company, bringing their total financing to $10 million.... EdgeCast Bags $6 Million…

CDNs - Content Distribution Networks are big nowadays. EdgeCast has bagged $6 Million in Series B financing led by Steamboat Ventures, which is affiliated with The Walt Disney Company, bringing their total financing to $10 million….

]]> By: Ross http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1829830 Ross Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:48:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1829830 Max, I was suggest you look up what a CDN truly is as S3 really doesn't fit into the category. -Ross Max,

I was suggest you look up what a CDN truly is as S3 really doesn’t fit into the category.

-Ross

]]> By: MadMax3000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828812 MadMax3000 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:07:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828812 Can someone please compare all these services to Amazon S3. I was thinking about using Amazon S3 for CDN, they are pretty cheap. 1 Luv! http://www.givemebeats.com Can someone please compare all these services to Amazon S3.

I was thinking about using Amazon S3 for CDN, they are pretty cheap.

1 Luv!

http://www.givemebeats.com

]]> By: Jim Davis http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828766 Jim Davis Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:40:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828766 Level3 supplies bandwidth to YouTube, but not CDN services. Google has been working on bringing the CDN into its own datacenters. Level3 supplies bandwidth to YouTube, but not CDN services. Google has been working on bringing the CDN into its own datacenters.

]]> By: Fabian Schonholz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828711 Fabian Schonholz Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:00:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828711 The problems with CDNs is security, in my opinion. If you are to deliver secured content where URLs or the content itself is "secured" in some way, then CDNs fall a little short. However, for standard assets it can very effective. Also, there is a matter of hit ratio. When I was at Pictage we use a CDN that only gave us a 60% or less hit ratio. I ended up implementing my own thing (cacheing using Squid) where my hit ratio was in the high 90's%. In another job I used Akamai for a while with mixed results. We ended up canceling the contract, specially since the performance internationally was lackluster. A couple of Squid servers placed in the right spot ended up being the right solution (I can not take credit for this last move). The idea of a CDN is awesome, but not the holly grail. The problems with CDNs is security, in my opinion. If you are to deliver secured content where URLs or the content itself is “secured” in some way, then CDNs fall a little short. However, for standard assets it can very effective.

Also, there is a matter of hit ratio. When I was at Pictage we use a CDN that only gave us a 60% or less hit ratio. I ended up implementing my own thing (cacheing using Squid) where my hit ratio was in the high 90’s%.

In another job I used Akamai for a while with mixed results. We ended up canceling the contract, specially since the performance internationally was lackluster. A couple of Squid servers placed in the right spot ended up being the right solution (I can not take credit for this last move).

The idea of a CDN is awesome, but not the holly grail.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828701 Steve Ballmer Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:52:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828701 6 Million is chump change! 6 Million is chump change!

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828657 Jon Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:28:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828657 I would love to know what the wholesale cost of bandwidth really is and how much they are making (margins) on such streaming deals. Hopefully, the more heavy bandwidth applications there are, the cheaper it will be for all of us to "rent" it :-) Jon I would love to know what the wholesale cost of bandwidth really is and how much they are making (margins) on such streaming deals. Hopefully, the more heavy bandwidth applications there are, the cheaper it will be for all of us to “rent” it :-)

Jon

]]> By: Pete http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828637 Pete Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:22:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828637 hrm. I thought you meant "Canadian" Canadians are big business too. When prepared properly they are quite delectable. :) hrm. I thought you meant “Canadian”

Canadians are big business too. When prepared properly they are quite delectable.

:)

]]> By: punch buggy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828631 punch buggy Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:20:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/09/cdns-are-big-business-edgecast-get-6-million/#comment-1828631 Hey, nick scroll down to Giijii. Look at punch buggy. Don't forget to punch your techcrunch fellow. Hey, nick scroll down to Giijii. Look at punch buggy. Don’t forget to punch your techcrunch fellow.

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