Comments on: Updated: Limelight Networks CDN Hiccups in Asia http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tariq Rauf http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-923251 Tariq Rauf Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:45:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-923251 <p>Goodness me.</p> <p>Its the 27th and its still down!</p> <p>sites like deviantart and facebook video still have content delivery issues! can someone notify LLNW? even their website seems to be down! is this India specific?</p> Goodness me.

Its the 27th and its still down!

sites like deviantart and facebook video still have content delivery issues! can someone notify LLNW? even their website seems to be down! is this India specific?

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-922759 Stacey Higginbotham Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:07:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-922759 <p>Tariq, It's Jan. 22 and I checked with Limelight. They say their network is up in India, but there do appear to be some last mile issues.</p> Tariq, It’s Jan. 22 and I checked with Limelight. They say their network is up in India, but there do appear to be some last mile issues.

]]> By: Tariq Rauf http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-922739 Tariq Rauf Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:33:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-922739 <p>LL is STILL down in India!</p> <p>this is horrendous!</p> LL is STILL down in India!

this is horrendous!

]]> By: pi http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-918705 pi Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:52:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-918705 <p>LL nw in india sucks big time. Akamai and even Bitgravity is so much better.</p> LL nw in india sucks big time. Akamai and even Bitgravity is so much better.

]]> By: Frank Wilson http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-918687 Frank Wilson Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:56:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-918687 <p>Let me jump on the bandwagon...</p> <p>SimpleCDN actually does <em>NOT</em> have service in Asia at this time (coming soon though), but if you are looking for a great CDN starting at 5.9 cents per GB for transfer in USA and Europe, then come checkout SimpleCDN!</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Frank Wilson Chief Engineer, SimpleCDN</p> Let me jump on the bandwagon…

SimpleCDN actually does NOT have service in Asia at this time (coming soon though), but if you are looking for a great CDN starting at 5.9 cents per GB for transfer in USA and Europe, then come checkout SimpleCDN!

Thanks,

Frank Wilson Chief Engineer, SimpleCDN

]]> By: Barrett Lyon http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-917106 Barrett Lyon Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:32:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-917106 <p>Not to be part of any pissing contest, but for the record BitGravity has 5 nodes in India including multi-petabyte origins. I believe we may have the most complete coverage of India from a physical and incumbent perspective.</p> <p>CTO, BitGravity</p> Not to be part of any pissing contest, but for the record BitGravity has 5 nodes in India including multi-petabyte origins. I believe we may have the most complete coverage of India from a physical and incumbent perspective.

CTO, BitGravity

]]> By: add http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916993 add Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:02:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916993 <p>The comment about no one CDN has an edge in India, not true Internap has one in Mumbia India</p> The comment about no one CDN has an edge in India, not true Internap has one in Mumbia India

]]> By: Allen Lin http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916969 Allen Lin Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:15:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916969 <p>If anyone has a project and is interested in evaluating our CDN at no charge, feel free to contact me. We have really fast and reliable service in Asia and globally as well.</p> <p>-Allen Lin allen@edgecast.com</p> If anyone has a project and is interested in evaluating our CDN at no charge, feel free to contact me. We have really fast and reliable service in Asia and globally as well.

-Allen Lin allen@edgecast.com

]]> By: Miser http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916965 Miser Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:49:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916965 <p>So, LimeLight and Akamai are really expensive though compared to the others. With TATA picking Bitgravity, we don't have the scaling issue that everyone keeps talking about. Why would the largest Com company pick BitGravity if they couldn't do the job? Has anyone experienced an outage from any of these CDN besides this LimeLight one? I am curious to know if they have, my company is looking right now. I don't like what I hear about LimeLight and Akamai is pricey. Thanks...</p> So, LimeLight and Akamai are really expensive though compared to the others. With TATA picking Bitgravity, we don’t have the scaling issue that everyone keeps talking about. Why would the largest Com company pick BitGravity if they couldn’t do the job? Has anyone experienced an outage from any of these CDN besides this LimeLight one? I am curious to know if they have, my company is looking right now. I don’t like what I hear about LimeLight and Akamai is pricey. Thanks…

]]> By: JacobRosenberg.net » Blog Archive » How NOT to Inform Your Customers of an Outage http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916854 JacobRosenberg.net » Blog Archive » How NOT to Inform Your Customers of an Outage Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:03:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916854 <p>[...] There are a number of different ways to inform your customers of an outage. I’ve previously discussed how 365main and Amazon Web Services did this fairly well in the past. Unfortunately, Limelight Networks customers are hearing about issues with their CDN via GigaOM. [...]</p> [...] There are a number of different ways to inform your customers of an outage. I’ve previously discussed how 365main and Amazon Web Services did this fairly well in the past. Unfortunately, Limelight Networks customers are hearing about issues with their CDN via GigaOM. [...]

]]> By: Tarun Dua http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916778 Tarun Dua Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:27:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916778 <p>I am not sure if people who use a CDN realize what they give up and what they should get. Except for Akamai and likely Bitgravity, none of them have any delivery assets on the 'edge' in India. There is a significantly increased latency for smaller assets and it doesn't matter if the assets were stored in-memory( the way CDN sales folks describe their services) half way across the world. The increase in number of hops causes the possibility of degradation when catastrophic events like oceanic cable cuts or network congestion/flapping occurs in one or more paths. I have seen PHB's who wanted to do things right buying into CDN services without considering the implications of loss of raw web-server statistics for certain type of static assets which is important for social media sites ( CDN's mostly provide that as an add-on service with considerable abstraction ).</p> I am not sure if people who use a CDN realize what they give up and what they should get. Except for Akamai and likely Bitgravity, none of them have any delivery assets on the ‘edge’ in India. There is a significantly increased latency for smaller assets and it doesn’t matter if the assets were stored in-memory( the way CDN sales folks describe their services) half way across the world. The increase in number of hops causes the possibility of degradation when catastrophic events like oceanic cable cuts or network congestion/flapping occurs in one or more paths. I have seen PHB’s who wanted to do things right buying into CDN services without considering the implications of loss of raw web-server statistics for certain type of static assets which is important for social media sites ( CDN’s mostly provide that as an add-on service with considerable abstraction ).

]]> By: Ken http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916771 Ken Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:14:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916771 <p>Funny, Why board the Titanic with all its bloat when I can be on a fast frigate. Maybe less passengers, but faster with better service.....</p> Funny, Why board the Titanic with all its bloat when I can be on a fast frigate. Maybe less passengers, but faster with better service…..

]]> By: Investorgater http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916752 Investorgater Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:59:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916752 <p>Proof at last that Limelight is no longer using Akamai's patented technology. :-)</p> Proof at last that Limelight is no longer using Akamai’s patented technology. :-)

]]> By: joemama http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916698 joemama Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:17:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916698 <p>I smell of bunch of astro-turfers. Tata, CDNetworks. Gimme a break you hosers. Go Akamai. bwuhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahakamaizers. Speedera rules.</p> I smell of bunch of astro-turfers. Tata, CDNetworks. Gimme a break you hosers. Go Akamai. bwuhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahakamaizers. Speedera rules.

]]> By: Kevin http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916671 Kevin Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:50:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916671 <p>You guys seriously would leave limelight for Bitgravity or Tata for realiability reasons? Limelight is on another level, Bitgravity and Tata are for cheap ameatur sites. Limelight might be having a hiccup but overall are hands down a better CDN than those jokes you mentioned. Theres a reason the Limelight was chosen to stream the Olympics, and they handled the highest video traffic ever recorded without anyone KNOWN glitches.</p> You guys seriously would leave limelight for Bitgravity or Tata for realiability reasons? Limelight is on another level, Bitgravity and Tata are for cheap ameatur sites. Limelight might be having a hiccup but overall are hands down a better CDN than those jokes you mentioned. Theres a reason the Limelight was chosen to stream the Olympics, and they handled the highest video traffic ever recorded without anyone KNOWN glitches.

]]> By: Vijay http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/is-limelight-networks-down-in-asia-europe/#comment-916658 Vijay Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:03:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=31045#comment-916658 <p>I was wondering why I was having problems. Aren't CDN's supposed to be a bit more resilliant? Good thing there are more reliable groups. Tata seems to have a good CDN now....</p> I was wondering why I was having problems. Aren’t CDN’s supposed to be a bit more resilliant? Good thing there are more reliable groups. Tata seems to have a good CDN now….

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