Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly agreed to investing INR 60,000 Cr (about $7 billion) to establish data centres in Telangana, which would significantly strengthen the state’s IT economy. With plans to invest an additional INR 60,000 Cr, AWS will be significantly growing its data facilities in Hyderabad. As a result, the Hyderabad AWS region will be crucial to AWS’ future expansion of cloud services in India, including AI, a chief minister’s (CM) office official told a major media house. The news report further states that AWS asked the state authorities for a second piece of land for the expansion plans, and the government granted the request. Following a meeting with Amazon executives on the outskirts of the World Economic Forum’s annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, a delegation led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and State Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu made the commitment.
Telangana Chief Minister praised the significant investment decision, saying the government is thrilled that international companies like Amazon are becoming more confident in the state and making larger investments than ever before. The past year’s efforts have really paid off, he added.
Tillman Global Holdings and Blackstone Following the Footsteps of AWS
In addition to AWS, Tillman Global Holdings and Blackstone also committed INR 20,000 Cr to establishing data centres in Telangana alone. Blackstone agreed to invest INR 4,500 Cr to build a 150 MW data centre in Hyderabad, while Tillman Global Holdings, a US-based company, will invest INR 15,000 Cr to build a 300 MW data centre in Hyderabad. Telangana has signed agreements totalling INR 80,000 with the three businesses. The most recent development occurs five months after Amazon revealed plans to construct a new, hyperscale data centre in Hyderabad, which is reportedly essential for services enabled by machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI).
AWS Network in the State of Telangana
According to reports, Amazon also revealed plans to invest an extra $2 billion in Telangana in September of last year in order to increase the state’s capacity for data centres. AWS has invested about $1 billion in Telangana and currently runs three data centres there. AWS is actively growing its footprint in the nation. For more than INR 450 Cr, it allegedly purchased a 38.18-acre plot of land in Palava, close to Mumbai, from Lodha Group in December of last year with plans to construct a hyperscale data hub. In addition to Amazon, several major IT companies are constructing data centres in the nation. Google and real estate developer Anant Raj inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last year to provide cloud computing services and data centre infrastructure to businesses. Additionally, Oracle announced in May of last year that it intends to treble its expenditures in India, concentrating on data and artificial intelligence.
PayU, a digital payment aggregator, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have introduced inFINity 2.0, a fintech-focused accelerator program for early-stage Indian startups, its second cohort. Startups looking to raise less than $10 million between the seed and Series A rounds will be the program’s objective. According to a statement from PayU, the program’s application period will begin on December 12 and end on February 15, 2025. Beginning in March 2025, InFINity 2.0 is a 12-week hybrid accelerator program. Virtual office hours are held after a three-day in-person boot camp in Bengaluru. PayU added that it has invested up to $5 million in any business that meets its investment requirements. Benefits of InFINity 2.0 include access to PayU’s vast merchant, bank, and consumer networks; a customised masterclass taught by professionals in the banking, fintech, and finance sectors; and possible investment opportunities from Prosus and other investors.
Shailaz Nag and Nitin Gupta launched PayU. In 2002, Jose Velez, Martin Schrimpff, Arjan Bakker, and Grzegorz Brochocki founded the Nasper Group, which is owned by Prosus. With Nitin Gupta and Shailaz Nag as cofounders, its Indian affiliate, PayU India, was established in 2011. In addition to India, it offers financial and payment services throughout Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. “This collaboration aims to empower the nation’s fintech entrepreneurs to accelerate their businesses and develop innovative solutions that address the dynamic financial needs of Indians by leveraging PayU’s operational expertise alongside Prosus’ extensive investment expertise and AWS’s leading cloud solutions,” said Anirban Mukherjee, chief executive at PayU.
Perks that Selected Cohort will Receive
According to a statement from the payments business, the chosen cohort will receive $100,000 in PayU Startup Program credits and discounts, as well as AWS Activate credits, to help them develop. A year has passed since the first iteration of inFINity was introduced in July 2023 in collaboration with AWS and Chiratae Ventures, including a group of 30 entrepreneurs and ending with a $5 million seed investment in the cross-border payments platform BRISKPE. According to Mukherjee, collaboration’s dedication to promoting innovation and nourishing the fintech ecosystem for early-stage Indian entrepreneurs is reflected in InFINity 2.0. “As we continue to invest in India’s fintech ecosystem, we have funded significant fintech businesses like Fisdom, IndiaGold, and Vayana,” he added.
Fierce Competition in India’s Fintech Sector
In terms of finances, PayU India, which is owned by Prosus, had a 12% increase in sales to $237 million in the first half of the fiscal year that ended in March 2025 (H1 FY25). Additionally, PayU asserts that during that time, it onboarded more than 4,000 merchants. According to Prosus’ H1 FY25 report, the company’s total payment value (TPV) increased by 25% during that time. The program was announced by PayU at a time when the fintech business is clearly becoming more competitive.
The potential of their technological developments is boosting investor confidence as they extend their service offerings, explore new markets, and improve their technology. Through its Pre-Series B investment round earlier, Mumbai-based fintech firm Snapmint raised $18 million via a combination of debt and equity to improve its technology, provide new BNPL products, broaden its product offerings, and bring on new merchants. To bolster its position in the supply chain finance segment and increase its presence in important industries, Mintifi, another fintech business, raised $180 million (more than INR 1500 crore) in its Series E funding round a few days ago through a combination of main and secondary transactions.
Seven Indian businesses that are experts in generative artificial intelligence have been chosen to participate in the Global Generative AI Accelerator program offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
These seven Indian startups—Convrse, House of Models, Neural Garage, Orbo.ai, Phot.ai, Unscript AI, and Zocket—represent some of the most promising AI-driven enterprises out of the 80 companies that were selected from around the world about artificial intelligence. India’s batch highlights the nation’s expanding importance in the artificial intelligence business. Notably, it also has the most number of startups picked from any Asia-Pacific region.
Fostering and Providing Resources for Development
Startups that are chosen to participate in the accelerator programme will be eligible to receive up to one million dollars in Amazon Web Services credits. The startups will be able to design, train, test, and deploy their generative artificial intelligence solutions with the assistance of these credits by utilising tools like as Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Bedrock. In addition, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will make available access to additional services, such as computing, storage, and database technologies, as well as specialised artificial intelligence chips, such as AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia2.
Through the use of AWS’s infrastructure and expertise, the programme will assist these entrepreneurs in scaling their artificial intelligence solutions on a worldwide scale.
According to Amitabh Nagpal, who is the Head of Startup Business Development at Amazon Web Services India, “Our commitment of $230 million and global expansion of the generative AI accelerator reflects our continued focus on supporting startups to develop, build, and scale their unique ideas using generative AI.”
AWS Continues to Support Generative AI Startups
Through initiatives like as AWS GenAI Loft, which is a collaborative display space that was recently hosted in Bangalore to stimulate innovation in artificial intelligence, Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to provide assistance to generative artificial intelligence (AI) businesses in India. It provided visitors with a one-of-a-kind platform to gather insights and investigate real-world uses of generative artificial intelligence across a variety of companies.
As of the year 2024, PitchBook Data, Inc. reports that 1,813 artificial intelligence and machine learning firms have brought in capital in India, totalling over 82 billion dollars in investments. Nevertheless, only 35% of generative AI companies worldwide have offices in locations other than their headquarters country, indicating that there is still room for improvement in the support of entrepreneurs in achieving their growth aspirations.
According to Brendan Burke, Senior Analyst, Emerging Technology Research at PitchBook, Asia-Pacific-based generative artificial intelligence startups have raised more than $2.5 billion in 2024, which is more than had been raised in the three years prior combined. In order to train personalised models based on one-of-a-kind cultural and linguistic data, developers and businesses are making the most of the chance.
Furthermore, renowned researchers in the field of artificial intelligence are currently working on a wide variety of transformer models in multimodal domains such as synthetic voice, interactive media, and three-dimensional graphics. AI applications of the future will be dependent on specialist model architectures, and in order for startups to realise their vision, they will require cloud infrastructure of the highest possible quality.
Dale Vaz, Founder & CEO of Aaritya discusses his entrepreneurial journey, building a trading platform, and upcoming trends in the industry.
India is a country with great potential considering its population size, open global economy, and increasing digital adoption. India’s startup ecosystem is the driving force for India’s economic growth.
The “Crafting Bharat – A Startup Podcast Series” powered by AWS, and an initiative by NewsReach, in association with VCCircle, unlocks the secrets behind these successful entrepreneurs’ journeys aiming to equip aspiring entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts with invaluable insights. The podcast series is hosted by Gautam Srinivasan, famed for hosting a diverse range of TV and digital programs, currently consulting editor at CNBC (India), CNN-News18, Forbes India, and The Economic Times.
Financial independence awareness is rising with the increasing young generation of India, and passionate and astute founder, Dale Vaz, Founder & CEO Founder of Aaritya, is on a mission to make financial independence seamless. In the Crafting Bharat Podcast Series, Vaz talks about his entrepreneurial journey, building a trading platform, and upcoming trends in the industry.
Explore the tales of Indian startup founders’ transformation from dreams to reality, navigating challenges to seize opportunities through the Crafting Bharat Podcast Series.
Crafting Bharat, Episode 10 With Dale Vaz, Founder & CEO of Aaritya
Segment 1: The Incubator
What was going through your mind when you put in your papers around this time last year as the CTO of a (reclaimed) decacorn to lead a startup of your own?
There were a couple of factors that were running through my mind back in December of the 1 year. One factor was that I have always seen my career in chunks of 5 years. Every five years I would take out time to relook at what I am doing and plan the next 5 years. I believe that 5 years is a good chunk because it gives you enough time to build something meaningful and at the same time it’s a good enough chunk where you can then think of the next 5 years as a certain plan. So, I was coming up on 5 years at Swiggy and one option was always open which was to continue. But I have always had this itch at the back of my mind about taking the experience I have gained in working at a consumer product company and applying it to some transformative space. That itch was very strong, and it became even stronger as I was thinking about the next phase of my life.
How did you sync your expectations with the investors for Aaritya?
My journey with the VC Community has been a revealing one because from the outside it would appear that they would just give the money away. But interestingly what I learned is that the VC Community is very well educated about the space and so they have their own perspective and belief on what will work and what won’t. In terms of aligning the investors with my vision, it was largely mutual agreement, where we both came to a place where we both felt that we need to focus on the long-term goal and the long-term is really looking at the new age generations of users coming up, as more than half of our country is 29 years and below.
Considering your vast tech experience with Amazon, how do you think AWS could be an effective partner to help you scale up?
I have a history with AWS due to my past work at Amazon and Swiggy, we have chosen AWS as our partner for Aaritya. There are a few reasons why we prefer AWS; one, they give us the ability to scale but in a very cost-effective manner; second, some of the AWS managed services allow us to take away some of that operational load and give it away to AWS.
Segment 2: The Accelerator
Considering your experience, what would you say is the key to a good working relationship with the venture capital folks, for all the newly minted founders listening in?
It’s very early for me to give advice as I have been doing it for a year now, but one thing that has really worked for me so far is being transparent.
What’s your view on dealing with tech debt that some startups face when they scale up too quickly?
I have this model which I have used which has kind of helped me. I see debt as two different types, one is a short-term mistake that is expensive to fix like a credit card debt and second is the kind of debt you consciously take like a home loan which is not too bad to have around. As a leader, you need to balance on when you are taking conscious debt which you can pay off over time versus when you are taking a poor decision that can lead to a big pain. As a leader, if you can manage conscious calls then you can achieve the balance between debt and speed of execution.
The Indian startup ecosystem has been booming making its mark at the global level. With increasing digital adoption and passionate entrepreneurs, the future of the Indian startup ecosystem is promising.
Stay tuned to the Crafting Bharat Podcast Series as they bring you these inspirational entrepreneurs for insightful and candid discussions with Gautam Srinivasan.
Are you tired of slow loading times and frustrated customers? A Content Delivery Network (CDN) may be the solution you need! According to research, a 1-second delay in page load time can result in a 7% reduction in conversions. A CDN can help speed up your website by caching and delivering content from servers closer to the user’s location. In fact, a study by Akamai Technologies found that using a CDN can increase website performance by up to 40%.
Today in the fast-paced world, nobody wants to wait for more. Slow-loading websites will significantly reduce your reach because customers will leave your site and may visit your competitor’s site. So to grab your customer and provide an incredible browsing experience, Content delivery networks will help you.
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a globally distributed network of servers that are designed to deliver content to users with high availability and performance. The primary function of a CDN is to cache and distribute content, such as images, videos, and other multimedia files, from the origin server to a network of edge servers. This network of servers is strategically located in data centres around the world, so that content can be delivered to users from the server that is closest to them.
The use of a CDN improves the speed and performance of websites and web-based applications by reducing the physical distance that data must travel. This results in faster load times and improved user experience, particularly for users who are located far away from the origin server. Additionally, CDNs also improve the availability of content by distributing it across multiple servers, thus reducing the risk of downtime in the event of a server failure.
Global Content Delivery Network Market
CDN also helps to reduce the traffic on the origin server, by caching the most frequently accessed files on the edge servers, it will help to reduce the load of the main servers, and also provides security benefits by filtering out malicious traffic.
The Best Content Delivery Network
Content Delivery NetworkProviders serve content to end-users with high availability and high performance through a distributed network of proxy servers deployed in data centres. Here we have provided the list of the best CDN available which is used widely by companies.
Cloudflare
Rating
4.5/5
Best For
Larger Sites and Web Hosting
Cloudflare is a popular Content Delivery Network (CDN) that helps to improve the performance and security of websites. It operates one of the largest networks of its kind, with data centres located in over 275 cities worldwide. This allows it to provide fast, reliable access to websites and other web-based content, no matter where the user is located.
Cloudflare
In 2022, IDC recognized Cloudflare as a leader in IDC MarketScape for Commercial Content Delivery Network Services worldwide. On average 39 million HTTP requests are served by Cloudflare every second. It is a trusted, secure, and reliable content delivery network to consider.
The company provides a range of security features designed to protect websites from various types of attacks, including DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, which can cripple a website by overwhelming it with traffic. Additionally, Cloudflare offers several performance enhancements such as minification, bundling and compression, and caching to improve website speed.
Features Of Cloudflare:
It supports newer protocol versions like HTTP/3 and QUIC that allows faster and more efficient communication between browsers and servers.
CNAME Flattening feature that allows Cloudflare to be used as an origin server, allowing users to use their own domain name while still taking advantage of Cloudflare’s features.
Cloudflare provides detailed analytics and logging, giving website owners insights into how their site is performing and helping them to identify and troubleshoot issues.
It allows for easy SSL/TLS encryption for a website, which not only makes the website safer but also improves SEO.
Cloudflare’s WAF (web application firewall) is designed to protect websites from common web-based attacks, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other types of injection attacks.
Advanced DDoS protection includes features such as traffic filtering, rate limiting, and automatic IP blocking.
Pros:
Modern Static & Dynamic Caching
The free plan is available
Advanced cache control
Role-based access
Single sign-on
24/7 email & phone support
100% uptime
Cons:
Configuration is complex
Lack of learning resources
Pricing:
Free: $0
Pro: $20 /month
Business: $200 /month
Enterprise: Custom
Google Cloud CDN
Rating
4.5/5
Best For
Better Collaboration and Website Page Loading
Google Cloud CDN is a service offered by Google Cloud Platform that enables users to serve content to end users with low latency and high availability. It is built on top of the same global network that powers Google’s own services like Search and YouTube, which provides a high level of performance and reliability.
Google Cloud CDN
it integrates seamlessly with other Google Cloud services, such as Google Cloud Storage and Google Cloud Load Balancing. This makes it easy for users to configure and manage their content delivery infrastructure within the same platform they’re already using to host their content.
The service supports a wide range of content formats, including HTML, JavaScript, images, and videos, and automatically optimizes content for fast delivery.
Features Of Google Cloud CDN:
It offers security features such as an IP-based firewall, Security policy, and DDoS protection to secure your content and protect it against DDoS attacks.
It provides control over how content is cached and also provides the ability to invalidate cached content as needed to ensure freshness.
Offers features such as SSL offloading, which allows users to serve content securely over HTTPS without having to manage SSL certificates themselves.
It can cache your content across all its edge locations which helps to improve the load time and reduces the load on your server.
Automatically compresses text and images, and can also resize images to reduce their file size.
Offers Cloud CDN and media CDN to cater to different types of files.
Compliance with all major standards including, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC1, SOC2, SOC3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 27701.
Pros:
Supports every latest protocol including HTTP/3 and QUIC
Logging and monitoring
Google Cloud Armor support
Identity and Access Management
configurable expiration time for caches
Pay-as-you-go pricing
$300 free to use the services for 90 days
Cons:
Complex to use for beginners
Difficult to estimate the final cost
Pricing:
Cache egress: $0.02-$0.20 per GB
Cache fill: $0.01-$0.04 per GB
HTTP/HTTPS cache lookup requests: $0.0075 per 10,000 requests
Note: Pricing is based on usage of cache fills, Cache egress, and cache lookup requests in GB (gigabyte). Rates are different for different regions.
Amazon Cloudfront
Rating
4.4/5
Best For
Static Content
Amazon CloudFront is a powerful and widely used content delivery network (CDN) offered by Amazon. Amazon provides its cloud-based services under the name Amazon web services (AWS). It offers easy integration with other AWS services, such as S3, Elastic Load Balancing, and Amazon Route 53. This allows customers to easily distribute their content globally while also taking advantage of other AWS services.
Amazon CloudFront
When a user requests content that is served by CloudFront, the request is routed to the edge location that is closest to the user, and the cached content is delivered from there. This reduces the distance that data needs to travel and improves the speed at which the content is delivered to the user.
Its unique set of features, combined with its global network of edge locations and integration with other AWS services, make it an excellent choice for anyone looking to deliver content quickly and securely to a global audience.
Features Of Amazon Cloudfront:
Provides support to a range of content types, including static and dynamic content, as well as live events and streaming media.
Ability to serve up content securely using HTTPS and WebSocket protocol, which helps to protect the privacy and integrity of data.
AWS management console to manage the offered services with a simple web interface.
To prevent the data from being attacked it uses the AWS shield, AWS web application firewall (WAF), and Amazon route 53.
It provides access to only authenticated viewers using token authentication.
Offers features like Lambda@Edge that improve the computation speed significantly and increase the performance.
Pros:
Offer pay per use pricing plan
SSL/TLS encryptions and HTTPS
Complaint with all major compliance standards
DevOps friendly
AWS free tier pricing to start using CloudFront for free
Excellent support
Cons:
Documentation lacks in providing better assistance
Costlier than competitors
Pricing:
All data transfer: $0.020 – $0.160 per GB
HTTP requests: $0.0075 – $0.0160 per 10,000
HTTPS requests: $0.0100 – $0.0220 per 10,000
Note: pricing is based on the amount of data transferred and the number of HTTPS requests. Rates are different for different regions.
Microsoft Azure CDN
Rating
3.7/5
Best For
Building, Deploying and Managing Services
Microsoft Azure CDN is a powerful and versatile content delivery network that allows users to deliver their content quickly and efficiently to users around the world. With its integration with other Azure services and wide range of features, it’s an ideal choice for businesses that want to optimize their content delivery and improve the performance of their online presence.
Microsoft Azure CDN
It allows users to deliver content, such as web pages, images, videos, and other files, to users faster by caching copies of that content on servers located in various geographic locations. This allows users to access the content from the server closest to them, reducing the amount of time it takes for the content to be delivered.
Azure CDN is an ideal solution for businesses and organizations that need to deliver large amounts of data and media to users around the world, and that want the flexibility and integration that Azure services can provide.
Features Of Microsoft Azure CDN:
Azure CDN support for various protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS, WebSockets, HTTP/2, and QUIC.
It offers features such as caching rules, security options, and analytics for monitoring the performance of its content.
Custom domain and origin support, which allows customers to use their domain names to deliver content.
It provides seamless integration with other Azure services and hence easy management of different services.
HTTPS, WAF, and DDoS protection to protect the data from cyber-attacks.
token-based authentication to help protect against unauthorized access.
SSL and TLS security to ensure proper deliverability of data over the internet.
StackPath CDN is a content delivery network (CDN) service that helps to distribute content quickly and efficiently to users all over the world. It offers a wide range of advanced security features, such as a Web Application Firewall, DDoS protection and SSL/TLS encryption. This makes it well-suited for businesses that need to protect sensitive data or are at a higher risk of cyberattacks.
StackPath CDN
A unique feature of StackPath CDN is its “Custom Rules Engine” which allows for advanced customization of caching and delivery rules, such as creating custom caching headers, setting up custom origin pull rules, and even creating “edge workflows” which allow for complex logic to be executed at the edge of the network.
It offers a user-friendly interface with real-time analytics and a range of advanced features. This makes it easy for website owners to monitor their website’s performance and make adjustments as needed. It is an all-in-one solution for website owners looking for an efficient and secure way to deliver their content to a global audience.
Features Of Stackpath:
StackPath has a robust API that allows for automation and integrations with a wide range of tools and services.
It allows users to add custom rules to the CDN configuration, which makes it easy to optimize their website’s performance and security.
Offer DNS services that empower website owners to manage their DNS records and improve website loading time.
Real-time analytics to monitor the performance of the website and modify the settings as per the requirement.
Edge computing service to compute complex computation on the edge of the network, rather than at a central location.
Custom rules engine that automates the content delivery behaviour.
Pros:
Content customization
Built-in analytics and reporting
Asset optimization
Serverless scripting
Image optimization
SSL certificate management
Cons:
Limited price range
The pay-as-you-go plan is not available
Pricing:
Basic: $25 /month
Enterprise: Contact sales
KeyCDN
Rating
4.5/5
Best For
Static content, HLS and HTTP live Streaming
KeyCDN is a robust content delivery network (CDN) that helps businesses speed up their online content delivery to customers around the world. It provides a simple and intuitive user interface that allows customers to easily set up and manage their CDN service, without the need for any technical expertise.
KeyCDN
KeyCDN offers a variety of advanced features such as real-time analytics, custom SSL certificates, and a powerful API. This allows businesses to have more control over their content delivery, and the ability to customize their CDN to fit their specific needs.
Features Of KeyCDN:
Integration with all the major content management systems including WordPress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, Prestashop, laravel, etc.
Robust image processing to optimize the image in such a way that it loads faster.
It offers a 14-day free trial with no requirement for a credit card.
Secure token authentication creates an additional layer of security by allowing requests with only valid tokens.
The bad bot blocking feature will help you to reduce the load on your server by blocking bad bots, and crawlers.
You can use account access rules to restrict the access of your resources based on IP address or network.
Pros:
24/7 customer support
DDoS protection
Two-factor authentication
Easy-to-use and affordable
User-friendly dashboard
RESTful API is available
Cons:
Minimum credit requirement of $49
Poor support
Pricing:
$0.01 – $0.10 per GB (Pay as you go)
Note: pricing is based on bandwidth usage and location.
CDN77
Rating
4.7/5
Best For
Web Resource Loading
CDN77 is a top-performing Content Delivery Network (CDN) that is revolutionizing the way web content is delivered to users around the world. Unlike traditional CDNs, CDN77 is built on the latest technologies, utilizing cutting-edge hardware and software to ensure lightning-fast delivery of your content. With over 80+ points of presence (PoPs) located in key data centres across the globe, CDN77 is able to deliver content to users in even the most remote locations. This ensures that your website or application is always available and responsive, regardless of where your users are located.
CDN77
CDN77 differentiates itself from other CDN providers in several ways. One key differentiator is their focus on providing an easy-to-use, user-friendly interface for managing the delivery of content. The CDN77 platform includes a variety of tools and features that make it simple for users to configure and manage their CDN service, such as an intuitive control panel, real-time analytics, and integration with popular content management systems like WordPress.
Features Of CDN77:
The service supports various protocols such as HTTP/2, QUIC, WebSocket, and others.
Customizable caching rules of CDN77 allow you to create custom caching rules to fine-tune the way content is delivered to users.
Detailed statistics and analytics on the performance of your website or application, can be used to optimize delivery and identify potential issues.
Simple to block traffic from any specific IP address or country using the feature of IP & Geo whitelisting/blacklisting.
OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS) helps to protect your data with the top 10 vulnerabilities.
You can generate a secured link with an expiry for any specific IP address with the help of a secure token.
Prefetch to upload the content on the edge server and Purge to delete the cached content from the edge server.
Pros:
A free trial is available
Smart WAF (web application firewall)
Data centre control
REST API for CDN Management
User-friendly interface
AWS S3 storage linking
Cons:
User onboarding is not available
Pricing:
Upto 150TB: $0.009 – $0.033 per GB
150TB – 50PB: Contact sales
50PB – 500PB+: Contact sales
Akamai
Rating
4/5
Best For
Caching Content and Traffic Management
Akamai Technologies is a company that provides a content delivery network (CDN) service called Akamai Intelligent Platform. Akamai’s CDN is one of the largest and most widely used in the world, with over 365,000 servers in more than 135 countries. It is often used by large organizations and companies, such as banks, media companies, and e-commerce websites, to deliver content and services to their customers.
Akamai Technologies
It’s been 20 years since this company engaged in this field and has a decent amount of experience. Forrester recognized Akamai as a leader in bot management. It is awarded other various awards in this field for its commitment to providing a reliable solution.
Akamai’s clients include 50% of Fortune 500 companies, major banks, news organizations, government agencies, and other widely recognized names. As of 2021, Akamai handled up to 30% of the entire internet traffic at peak.
Features Of Akamai:
Akamai’s CDN is highly customizable and can be tailored to meet the specific needs of different types of businesses and websites.
It includes advanced threat protection, web application firewall, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection to help keep websites safe from attacks.
automation solution that allows customers to manage their CDN services programmatically through APIs, providing more flexibility and control over the CDN services.
It provides analytics and monitoring tools that allow businesses to gain insights into the performance of their websites and the behaviour of their users.
It also provides cloud-based solutions such as Cloud Connect and Cloud Security Solutions.
Akamai’s CDN includes features that optimize the delivery of content to mobile devices, such as adaptive streaming and mobile-specific content delivery.
Pros:
Dedicated solution for video streaming
API automation
Advanced analytics
DDoS protection
Well-optimized for mobile phones
Cons:
Pricing is not disclosed
Complex to setup and use
Pricing:
Contact sales
CacheFly
Rating
4.5/5
Best For
Video Streaming
CacheFly is a Content Delivery Network that specializes in delivering high-bandwidth content, such as video and software downloads. It has a global network of over 50 points of presence (PoPs) in more than 30 countries and serves content at a rate of up to 10 Gbps per second, with less than 60 ms of latency. The advanced Control feature of CacheFly will help to take charge of how your content would get delivered. You can easily route traffic across different servers and maintain proper balance. This will reduce the latency significantly and improve the overall performance.
CacheFly
CacheFly’s differentiator is its use of proprietary software and hardware to optimize content delivery. The company claims to be the world’s first TCP-anycast-based CDN. It uses Anycast routing to ensure that content is delivered from the server that is closest to the end user, reducing the latency and improving the performance of the content delivery.
Features Of CacheFly:
Mobile content optimization option to optimize the content for better deliverability on mobile phones.
It provides a fully managed CDN so that you don’t need to take the headache of your CDN and pay attention to your business.
Storage optimization system ensures no-cache miss so that no of your user redirects to your origin server.
The VOD cache layer ensures fast delivery of content from the nearest edge server.
Pros:
Free for the first month
Multi-CDN
100% uptime
Smart image optimization
Single sign-on
Two-factor authentication
Cons:
Customer support via call is not available
Pricing:
Contact sales
Bunny CDN
Rating
4.7/5
Best For
Web Acceleration
Bunny CDN is a great option for users looking for a fast, reliable, and affordable CDN service. With its global network coverage, advanced features, and pay-as-you-go pricing model, Bunny CDN is a great choice for businesses of all sizes. Starting its operation in 2014, this CDN has more than 112 points of presence globally. It has served companies like Hyundai, Optinmonster, and Appsumo to boost their content delivery speed and increase overall user experience.
Bunny CDN
Bunny CDN has a global network of servers that are strategically located in key data centres around the world. This allows the company to provide fast and reliable content delivery services to users in multiple regions.
Features Of BunnyCDN:
Real-time monitoring of the performance of the website to manage it efficiently and deliver the content fast.
Super fast deliverability of images with features like image optimization.
Set your custom edge rules to meet your expectations.
Geo-blocking feature that blocks access from any specific location to ensure safety.
Insightful analytics to keep you updated with how much bandwidth is delivered and performance-related stats.
Pros:
14-day free trial
Pay-as-you-go pricing
DDoS protection
Token authentication
Intuitive Control Panel
Customizable Caching
Cons:
WAF is not available
Pricing:
Standard network: $0.01 – $0.045 per GB up to 100TB
Volume network: $0.002 – $0.005 per GB up to 1PB
Conclusion
The content delivery network is the need of today’s businesses to build a healthy online presence. Since long wait times can reduce your potential customer, it’s important to serve the content to customers at a lightning-fast speed. So to help you to boost your content delivery speed, we have provided a list of the best CDN. Just choose the one that suits your needs and enhances your site speed.
FAQ
Does Amazon have its own CDN?
Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) service built for high performance, security, and developer convenience.
Which is faster CDN or local?
CDNs deliver faster loading speeds for readers. It can store content in different formats, which can contribute to faster loading for different users.
Can CDN fail?
CDNs don’t fail very often but sometimes they can fail.
What is the difference between CDNs and caching?
CDNs are geographically distributed networks of proxy servers and their objective is to serve content to users more quickly. Caching is the process of storing information for a set period of time on a computer.
How many types of CDN are there?
The main types of servers are Push CDN and Pull CDN. Both have their distinct characteristics and depend on what your intentions are with the website as well as the kind of traffic you are able to pull in on a regular basis.
Amazon had recently made an announcement of open sourcing one of its device software DeepRacer which means that the software DeepRacer is freely available for anyone to modify or redistribute according to their requirements or plans. The DeepRacer was first developed by AWS. Lets’ look at what exactly is DeepRacer which was announced by Amazon.
Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary company of Amazon Inc., The company comes under the web services and cloud computing industry. The company launched its web services in the year 2002 and cloud computing in the year 2006.
Some of the products and services of the company include computing, networking, storage, analytics, database, deployment, application services, machine learning, management and so on. The most popular is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
DeepRacer is known as AWS DeepRacer as it was developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company had introduced DeepRacer in the year 2018. The objective was to help the developers learn Machine Learning in an easier and a fun way.
AWS DeepRacer
AWS DeepRacer is a race car with an autonomous 1/18th scale. The car is designed to test the reinforcement learning models by conducting virtual races or physical races. The virtual races will be conducted in the AWS DeepRacer Console and the physical races will be conducted on a track at Amazon Web Services or customer events.
Objective of DeepRacer
The main objective or idea behind AWS DeepRacer is to teach the developers basics of machine learning. After the introduction of AWS DeepRacer in the year 2018, the company has conducted various physical races with DeepRacer known as AWS DeepRacer leagues and recently they have conducted a wide range of virtual races as well.
In order to encourage new people to get involved with the technology and to encourage the machine learning process, the company had reorganized the leagues last month. The announcement of open sourcing is also another step taken by the company to increase the number of participants.
It is a step to increase the interest of developers as it is a chance to make it their own and they will be able to customize it and add new layers to the cars which were not possible until now. This is a significant step taken towards encouraging the machine learning process.
After the launch of AWS DeepRacer in the year 2018, it has evolved significantly which has led the company to announce a new step which is open sourcing the software of these cars. The DeepRacer car is a mini computer that is running using an Ubuntu Linux and a Robot Operating System (ROS).
Both the software is open source elements. The open sourcing will enable the users to change the car’s default behaviour and the company believes that by open sourcing the device, there will be a lot of creative uses of DeepRacer coming forward by the software developers.
The open source for the AWS DeepRacer will enable the software developers to easily change the device code of the race car which is programmed only for the track into anything useful and creative.
Some of the changes you can make are you can deploy countermeasures into the car so that it won’t let other cars to overtake it or you can deploy your own counter algorithm which will make it run faster from a specific point to another.
The company wrote in its blog post about these examples and added saying that you just need to dream it and code it.
AWS DeepRacer is an autonomous 1/18th scale race car designed to test RL models by racing on a physical track.
What is AWS DeepRacer league?
The AWS DeepRacer League is the world’s first global autonomous racing league for developers.
Which geographic regions is AWS DeepRacer available in?
AWS DeepRacer simulator is available in the US East (N. Virginia) Region.
Conclusion
AWS DeepRacer is one of the most efficient ways to learn machine learning for developers. It is designed for developers of all skill levels and even the ones who have no experience in Machine Learning.
Nitin Konde
