Technology evolves alongside what is demanded of it. This is true for digital content delivery and more specifically for video streaming. As we head into the 5G content delivery era, what will content delivery -- and the traditional CDN look like? We draw on insights shared by CacheFly’s CTO Matt Levine in conversation with Varnish Software’s Technical Evangelist, Thijs Feryn to peek into the near future.

A couple of weeks back, we wrote about e-commerce on mobile, and how important device-specific performance has become in terms of securing your users’ experiences and ultimately conversions. While this is key to e-commerce, it’s also important for any company doing business online.

With a myriad of web-enabled devices on the market, it is essential for businesses to have a deep understanding of what devices their customers are using. By implementing device detection, you get real-time insight on all accessing devices, which gives you a clear and detailed view into how your website looks on any device and lets you ensure that it works great regardless of device type or connectivity level.

According to a Cisco forecast, by 2020 global mobile traffic will bypass desktop traffic, projected to reach 30.6 exabytes, approximately 30 billion gigabytes.