Fastly raises another $40 million before an IPO

Last round before the IPO. That’s how Fastly frames its new $40 million Series F round. It means that the company has raised $219 million over the past few years. The funding round was led by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners with participation from Sozo Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, and existing investors. Fastly operates a content delivery […] Continue reading Fastly raises another $40 million before an IPO

Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – May 2018 Edition

I predicted that the Build conference would give us lots of Azure news. In one respect, I was right; there was lots of news.

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Should a CDN service like Cloudflare protect against Brute Force Attacks, or only from DDoS?

I know that CDN services usually protect a user by hiding it’s original machine’s IP and by screening (and banning) any attackers that send too many requests in the form of DDoS.

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Akamai has laid off 400 workers or 5 percent of global workforce

 Akamai, the Cambridge Massachusetts content delivery network and network services provider, announced they had laid off 400 people in their earnings call with analysts yesterday. On the call, Akamai CEO Tom Leighton indicated that the 400 people … Continue reading Akamai has laid off 400 workers or 5 percent of global workforce

Design Considerations for Azure Web Apps

Aidan Finn discusses things you should consider when designing an Azure App Service deployment.

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Cloudflare moves into video with the launch of Cloudflare Stream

 Cloudflare has made a name for itself as a content delivery platform and security company, offering services to help keep websites up and running (sometimes running into a little controversy in the process). Now, as the company marks its 7th birthday — it actually launched on September 27, 2010 — it’s moving into another new area, literally and figuratively. Cloudflare is… Read More Continue reading Cloudflare moves into video with the launch of Cloudflare Stream