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Mobile Networks - Performance Testing
There has been a huge surge in the demand to access a variety of popular applications via mobile devices. The demand for access to business information and websites through mobile technologies has caused the business managers to drive mobility as part of their business technology. It is becoming imperative for companies to have their content effectively available on the mobile devices.
Highlights from the upcoming Third Quarter, 2014 Sta ...
Although our goal was to publish it in mid-December, unexpectedly busy schedules and holiday time off derailed those plans. Fear not, though, as the Q3 2014 State of the Internet Report will be published just after the start of the New Year. As a belated holiday present for our readers, we will also be launching an updated connectivity visualization on the State of the Internet website, a new State of the Internet subspace on
Preparing for the Holidays: Mobile Trends
While the holiday season may seem far off to consumers, retailers know all too well that it has already begun. But just as the hot toy changes from year to year, so do the issues that retailers face. It's never too early to prepare for the holiday rush, so over the next few weeks we'll be sharing what you should know when it comes to mobile and security trends and
How would you rate your last "Mobile Moment"?
One of the best parts of my job is speaking with our customers about their business challenges, and my favorite topic is the mobile user experience. Recently I spoke with the CEO of one of our financial services customers about their challenge to understand and deliver the right mobile experience to both the phone and the tablet. Like many discussion around mobile experience, your top-of-mind thoughts and ideas come not
Will retail traffic spike at 10M views per minute th ...
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The online holiday shopping season: A look back at 2 ...
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Mastering Multi-Channel Madness
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Mobile Computing... Convenient but Maybe Not So Gree ...
Just when I thought the trend toward smaller, more efficient mobile computing was taking us in a greener direction, a recent study by the Center for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) finds, in fact, we're creating a monster. To date, attention to the rapidly expanding energy consumption and concomitant carbon emissions of the Internet has been focused on data centers. A New York Times series targeted the data centers of major Cloud players such
Learn about the Brand New Developer Track at Akamai ...
This October at the Edge Global Conference I'll be joined by technology visionaries from a wide range of industries and organizations discussing topics related to creating cutting edge experiences ... faster. I'm specifically excited to share details about the new Developers' Track we'll be introducing. We have some fantastic presenters lined up, including Geoffrey Moore - Author and Business Strategies; Gene Kim - VisOps Author and Entrepreneur; Jason Grigsby -