Our digital security can come down to a few major players. | OPINION
On Tuesday night, many of the world’s big websites went down. E-commerce sites, entertainment platforms, online service providers, the British government’s websites and media outlets – including this one – were suddenly inaccessible.at one of the largely faceless technology companies that keeps our access to internet content alive and well.The company, Fastly, is what’s known as a content delivery network .
Ironically, another reason CDNs are used is to reduce downtime. CDNs help to manage surges in traffic that might otherwise overload a website. CDNs provide fast reach to consumers globally and are therefore a cost-effective way for businesses with a worldwide audience to optimise network efficiency and service availability.But due to it being a business of scale, there are only a few major global players. Other than Fastly, Akamai and Cloudflare are the dominant players.
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