Our network provider Highwinds has just opened up a new network node in Seattle. It went online this morning as of 5AM PDT. The new POP should help improve delivery times across the west coast for our customers, particularly in the Pacific northwest. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns [...]
More Live Streaming Security Enhancements
The following changes have been made to the live streaming security process. This updates some of the measures created previously. An update to Media Manager has been deployed that allows encoder connections to the ingest from any IP address, by default, while still maintaining publishing security with a user name and password. If you would [...]
Windows Live Streaming
Announcement time: Effective immediately SparkCDN will no longer be offering Windows Media live streaming. We have historically had very little usage of Windows Media live streaming compared to Flash live streaming, so this should have little real impact on our customers. If you have a need for Windows live streaming then please contact us and [...]
Why Every Site Needs A CDN
Just as broadband becomes more and more ubiquitous, websites continue to employ more and more media. The growth in bandwidth available to visitors has inevitably led to website creators taking advantage of that bandwidth to deliver increasing amounts of images and videos on their sites. The forgotten part of the equation is the taxing effect that serving all of the media has on the web server itself. That’s where a content delivery network comes in. There are 3 distinct benefits to a CDN.
5 Ways That SparkCDN Is Different
We like to think that SparkCDN is a different kind of CDN. We believe that the emphasis in the CDN business should be on the customer. Here are some ways that SparkCDN is different for our customers. Simplicity. The name of the game is simplicity. We don’t think that using our CDN product should be [...]
SparkCDN – A CDN for Everyone
We’re extremely excited to announce the launch of SparkCDN. SparkCDN is a world-class CDN offering focused on bringing CDN solutions to everyone. We believe that every website owner and content creator can benefit from using a CDN, so we’re going to give them that opportunity. Our approach is different from our larger competitors. We don’t [...]
SparkCache is Now SparkCDN
To our valued customers and friends: We’ve decided to change our name from SparkCache to SparkCDN. We hope this change will help others to understand what we do more readily. Our new site is at SparkCDN.com. You can still expect the same great service from SparkCDN, and you don’t have to do anything any differently [...]