We’ve grown used to the idea that the internet is vast, with zettabytes of information zipping around on global networks and through our mobile devices, but it is still growing at a phenomenal rate — thanks in large part to streaming video, according to Paul Sagan. […] Read more »
In late 2007, in a conversation with my colleagues I pointed out that over the next decade or so, the Internet’s infrastructure was going to be transformed in a very fundamental manner. It would start with the proliferation of Amazon Web Service-style core cloud computing and […] Read more »
Akamai’s CEO Paul Sagan plans to step down from his role by the end of next year. Sagan has led the company in some capacity since 1999. He also just oversaw a major restructuring of the company to help it adapt to a changing web world. Read more »
In a consolidation of content delivery network players, Akamai is buying rival Cotendo. The $268 million cash deal is expected to close in the first half of 2012. Akamai is the legacy power in CDN, while Cotendo was seen as a leaner upstart. Read more »
Today is the first day of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York, and an unprecedented number of runway shows as well as interviews with designers are streamed live online. Want to catch a glimpse at what’s coming in spring 2011? Then check out our guide. Read more »
The idea that 3-D content is going to become widespread within the next few years thanks to Hollywood and sporting events isn’t likely, according to Paul Sagan, the CEO of Akamai. He said he’s more concerned about mobile traffic than 3-D traffic at this point. Read more »
Running the 11-year-old content-distribution kingpin Akamai, which manages nearly 50,000 servers and optimizes the world’s overtaxed web services, might be a high-profile job for some. For Akamai CEO Paul Sagan, it’s actually his second act — the cousin of science writer Carl Sagan was formerly an […] Read more »
