CacheFly
Content delivery network
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CacheFly is a content delivery network (CDN) provider based in Chicago, Illinois with a 100% remote team.[1] In 1999 CacheFly started as Downloadhosting.com for file distribution for small software developers, by CTO, Matt Levine.
| Type of business | LLC |
|---|---|
Type of site | internet |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 1999 (as Downloadhosting.com) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder | Matt Levine |
| Key people | Drazen Dodig, Martin Lagler, Megan Killion |
| Industry | Content delivery network |
| Products | Content delivery network, Ultra-low-latency streaming, Image optimization, Edge scripting, Transcoding, DVR, Web optimization, VOD delivery, Game delivery |
| URL | CacheFly.com |
| Launched | 2005 |
The CacheFly service was launched in March 2005.
In 2016 despite limited marketing or sales efforts CacheFly crossed 15,000 hostnames, growing primarily through word of mouth from existing customers.[citation needed] That same year CacheFly launched advanced media services with progressive downloads, adaptive streaming, transcoding, and transmuxing as added capabilities.
With analytics becoming a major growth market CacheFly launched a new advanced analytics dashboard in 2018, with a major face-lift again in 2021.[2]
2020 saw major growth for digital companies,[3] including CacheFly.[4] The company began focusing on peering routes to work towards a healthier internet in the face of the global digital migration.[5]
Major companies and organizations known to be using CacheFly
- Ars Technica[6][non-primary source needed]
- Various podcasts on the TWiT network [7][non-primary source needed]
- OverDrive[8]
- Roblox
- PluralSight[9]
- GameStop
- SkillSoft
