I learned from Dan Rayburn that the Content Distribution Network (CDN) market is booming:
A year ago, I was tracking about 15 delivery providers in the market. As of today, there are now at least 28 providers for online video delivery be it via streaming, progressive download, P2P or hybrid solutions. At least 6 of the providers on the list below are putting out major announcements in the next 2 weeks and at least half of the ones below all have major announcements in the pipeline.
Read Dan’s article for a good analysis of the market and links to the companies. I’d also check out BitGravity because they have a creepy (and fast loading) video on their home page.
Steve Souders stresses the performance benefits of using CDNs in his new book, blog, and ySlow performance analyzer.