{{Short description|Content delivery network}} {{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=December 2014}} {{Notability|Companies|date=July 2012}} }} {{Infobox website | name = CacheFly | logo_size = 225px | company_type = LLC | foundation = {{Start date and age|1999}}<br/>(as Downloadhosting.com) | founder = Matt Levine | location_city = Chicago, IL | location_country = USA | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Drazen Dodig, Martin Lagler, Megan Killion | num_employees = | industry = Content delivery network | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | market cap = | products = Content delivery network, Ultra-low-latency streaming, Image optimization, Edge scripting, Transcoding, DVR, Web optimization, VOD delivery, Game delivery | url = [http://www.cachefly.com CacheFly.com] | website_type = internet | language = English | advertising = | launch_date = 2005 }}
'''CacheFly''' is a content delivery network (CDN) provider based in Chicago, Illinois with a 100% remote team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 10 Content Delivery Network (CDN) Providers in 2021 |url=https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/networking/articles/content-delivery-network-providers/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Spiceworks |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999 CacheFly started as Downloadhosting.com for file distribution for small software developers, by CTO, Matt Levine.
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|date=October 2021}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-30|title=CacheFly's New Stats Dashboard Live in the Portal|url=https://www.cachefly.com/cacheflys-new-stats-dashboard-live-in-the-portal/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=CacheFly|language=en-US}}</ref>
2020 saw major growth for digital companies,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Global Cloud Content Delivery Network Market Has Shown Immense Growth at a +28% of CAGR by 2021-2028 Soaring Demand with Akamai Technologies, Level 3 Communications, Alcatel – Lucent SA, Internap Corporation, Verizon Communications, CDNetworks, Highwinds, Incapsula, CacheFly, CloudFlare|url=https://www.mccourier.com/global-cloud-content-delivery-network-market-has-shown-immense-growth-at-a-28-of-cagr-by-2021-2028-soaring-demand-with-akamai-technologies-level-3-communications-alcatel-lucent-sa-intern/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=The Courier|language=en-US}}</ref> including CacheFly.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Killion|first=Megan|date=2020-06-18|title=Massive Growth in South America|url=https://weborigin.cachefly.com/massive-growth-in-south-america/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=CacheFly|language=en-US}}</ref> The company began focusing on peering routes to work towards a healthier internet in the face of the global digital migration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PeeringDB|url=https://www.peeringdb.com/net/906|access-date=2021-06-17|website=www.peeringdb.com|language=en}}</ref>
==Major companies and organizations known to be using CacheFly== *Ars Technica<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Ars Technica v5.0!|url=https://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/01/welcome-to-ars-technica-v50.ars|publisher=Ars Technica|accessdate=2009-02-04|date=January 25, 2009}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=July 2012}} * Various podcasts on the TWiT network <ref>{{cite web|title=HuffingtonPost eyes online presidential debate|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/huffingtonpost-eyes-online-presidential-debate/story.aspx?guid={EEFDD926-883D-4859-9C7E-7153EC9DE008}|publisher=Market Watch|accessdate=2009-02-04|date=November 30, 2006}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=July 2012}} *OverDrive<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business Software and Services Reviews|url=https://www.g2.com/products/cachefly/testimonials/17678|access-date=2021-06-17|website=G2}}</ref> *Roblox *PluralSight<ref>{{Cite web|title=How should I configure my firewall and mail servers so my company can use Pluralsight Skills? {{!}} Pluralsight Help Center|url=https://pluralsight.knowledgeowl.com/help/ip-whitelist|access-date=2021-06-17|website=pluralsight.knowledgeowl.com}}</ref> *GameStop *SkillSoft
==See also== * Anycast
==References== {{Reflist}}
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