Latest Edge Computing Content Delivery News

Varnish Software launches Massive Storage Engine 4

Varnish Software, a specialist in caching, streaming and content delivery software solutions, has unveiled Massive Storage Engine (MSE) 4, its newest and most advanced solution for storing and managing cached objects and their metadata, and the latest addition to Varnish Enterprise 6.

MSE 4 further improves availability, reduces latency and ensures customers can always deliver the optimal digital experiences, under high loads or even when certain drives fail. It is said to be...

26 May 2023 | Applications

Akamai acquires Neosec to bolster API detection and response

Akamai, a content delivery network provider, is set to acquire Neosec, an API security firm, in a bid to strengthen the company’s API security offering and protect clients’ critical business functions.

Akamai sees the mass adoption of global API security solutions as a reaction to growing cybersecurity threats and the increased popularity of APIs.

In this environment, customers are eager to access secure and reliable solutions that protect their data and services,...

24 April 2023 | Applications

Aarna Networks launches zero-touch edge orchestration platform

Aarna Networks, an edge management solutions provider, has launched a zero-touch orchestration platform called Aarna Edge Services (AES).

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution aims to help enterprises simplify their management processes and cut operation costs.

AES will allow for a range of tasks including designing, provisioning, and managing multi-cloud strategies.

The company also says it can be used as cloud edge storage, for machine learning...

28 February 2023 | Applications

Akamai launches edge platform and expands its cloud network

Akamai, a content delivery network (CDN) provider, has launched a distributed cloud and edge platform designed to securely keep data close to the source.

The Akamai Connected Cloud is designed to create a “continuum of compute from core to edge”, allowing customers to efficiently build and deploy workloads needing near-instant latency and global reach.

As part of building the new platform, the company is expanding its core and distributed sites to bring greater reach...

21 February 2023 | Applications

Akamai invests in Macrometa for joint edge cloud platform

Akamai, a content delivery network (CDN) provider, has invested in edge services provider Macrometa as the two partner to integrate their services.

By combining Akamai’s cloud infrastructure with Macrometa’s global data network, the two companies give developers the option to build enterprise applications that can utilise edge services.

The joint partnership will support enterprise customers looking to develop and run applications or APIs across the cloud and edge....

12 November 2022 | Content Delivery

Fly.io raises $37m for its distributed edge delivery network

Application delivery network Fly.io has revealed a $25 million (£20m) Series B that it closed in June, alongside a $12 million (£10m) Series A from last August.

The two rounds of funding will go towards developing the company’s distributed cloud technology as well as hiring new engineers and developers.

Fly.io was founded by Kurt McKay to provide applications more efficiently by placing them closer to the user.

McKay believes that the traditional method of...

8 August 2022 | Cloud

Fastly acquires developer platform Glitch to bring apps to the edge

Edge cloud platform provider Fastly has acquired Glitch, a developer platform for creating and sharing full-stack web apps with nearly two million active users.

Glitch will continue to operate under Fastly, with the acquisition focused on expanding the platform’s team as well as allowing Glitch apps to use Fastly’s edge computing services.

"Fastly was founded by developers, for developers and, together with Glitch, we take an important step forward in making it...

23 May 2022 | Applications

Google Cloud launches Media CDN that uses YouTube’s network

Google Cloud has launched a new multimedia content delivery network (CDN) – aptly named Media CDN – that allows businesses to take advantage of Google’s YouTube network.

According to Sandvine’s ‘The Global Internet Phenomena Report’, video streaming accounted for 53.7% of global bandwidth traffic in the first half of 2021.

The strain this is placing on existing infrastructure is fuelling media and streaming companies’ transitions to public clouds, and...

26 April 2022 | Applications

Lumen doubles Latin American customer base for edge services

Edge solutions provider Lumen Technologies doubled the number of Latin American customers that acquired its edge services in 2021.

The continent’s growing interest in Lumen’s services came from industries requiring low latency such as content creation, entertainment, e-commerce, and public cloud providers.

In recent years, Lumen has focused on growing its client base in Latin American countries through a series of investments and acquisitions.

Last year, it...

18 March 2022 | Content Delivery

Limelight acquires Yahoo’s Edgecast and rebrands to Edgio

Limelight Networks, a content delivery network (CDN) provider, has agreed to acquire Yahoo’s Edgecast CDN in an all-stock transaction valued at £230 million.

The combined company will rebrand to Edgio to become, in Limelight’s words, a global leader in edge-enabled software solutions.

Yahoo, itself owned by Apollo and Verizon, will receive 72.2 million shares of Limelight stock, own 31.9% of the new company, and appoint three directors to its...