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LARRY
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Optimizing Object Store for Streaming
One of the attributes of a general-purpose object store that I called out in my last blog post was it must support streaming applications, and in particular, live and HTTP adaptive streaming. The Object Store solution recently announced by Verivue—which … Continue reading
Trends in Cloud Storage
Here’s a modest insight. When designing a cloud storage system, there is value in decoupling the system’s archival capacity (its ability to persistently store large volumes of data) from the system’s delivery capacity (its ability to deliver popular objects to … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing
Tagged CDN, cloud storage system, content delivery, object store, Verivue
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CDN-as-a-Platform for Cloud Services
I’ve recently posted several articles about the advantages of running network functions on virtualized commodity servers, and while it’s important to make the general case for replacing purpose-built hardware appliances with commodity servers, there’s a more focused story centered around … Continue reading
Network Virtualization
For those that have followed my recent postings about extending the cloud from the data center to the edge of the operator’s network, I am delighted to report that BT announced its Network Virtualization (NV) initiative at last week’s Carrier … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing
Tagged BT, CDN, network virtualization, scalable caching, SDN, Verivue
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SDN in the Operator Network
I’ve written before about the power of delivering CDN and related services on virtualized commodity servers deployed deep in operator networks (see Extending the Cloud to the Network Edge and A Perfect Storm). The arguments in favor of such an … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing
Tagged CDN, SDN, Software-Defined Networking, Verivue, virtualized commodity servers
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From Caches to CDNs
With an assortment of open source proxy caches readily available (e.g., NGINX, Varnish, ATS), it isn’t surprising to hear network operators ask about the value of commercial CDN solutions. After all, how hard can it be to build a CDN … Continue reading
Posted in CDN Architecture
Tagged ATS, CDN, CDN solution, commercial CDN, NGINX, open source proxy caches, Varnish, Verivue
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When “Seems Logical” Isn’t
As network operators faced with steady increases in streaming media turn to CDN technology to reduce network load and improve QoE, router vendors have begun to heavily promote the concept of caching on proprietary router blades. This, the vendors say, … Continue reading
CDNI at IETF
Now a full-fledged IETF Working Group, CDN Interconnection (CDNI) is making sure and steady progress towards a common understanding of the problem space, but is treading precariously close to several slippery slopes. The risk to producing a practical set of … Continue reading
Posted in Content Delivery Network Interconnection
Tagged CDN, CDNI, HTTP adaptive streaming, IETF, Verivue
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Transparent Caching: A Means Rather than an End
[This article originally appeared as a guest post on Broadband Traffic Management Blog.] Transparent caching is often viewed as something distinct from an Operator CDN—it is used to cache over-the-top (OTT) content from content providers and aggregators with which the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged CDN-assisted VoD, Operator CDN, transparent caching, Verivue
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Devices vs Services
Having spent my career in the IT world, where I’ve participated in the design of high-level services, including CDN-related technologies, I now find myself helping to make a case for why network operators should consider CDNs as a core element … Continue reading
Posted in CDN Architecture, Cloud Computing
Tagged CDN, content delivery banwith, Verivue
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