Evolution of Web Architecture: CDN, P2P & Cloud computing

Table of Contents

• 1.1 Traditional architecture
  • Server aspects - web, application, database, security
  • Software aspects - LAMP, Microsoft stack, script languages, CMS, search
  • Internal optimization - caching, compression, load balancing
• 1.2 New approaches for web architecture with Web 2.0
  • Development tools - Ajax, Rich Internet Applications, widgets, wiki
  • Distributed applications - RSS, APIs and mashups
  • Social graph enablers - OpenID, OAuth, micro-formats, tagging, etc.
  • Case studies: eBay, Google Maps

• 2.1 Google model
  • Specific platform - servers, GFS, MapReduce, BigTable
  • Data centers - key metrics and deployment
  • Network pipes - Unity, wireless
  • New applications and cloud computing
  • App Engine
• 2.2 Amazon model
  • Data center strategy
  • Amazon Web Services: offering, pricing, key metrics
  • Case study: GigaVox Media
• 2.3 Other players' approaches
  • Case studies: Yahoo!, Microsoft, Facebook, MySpace

• 3.1 Principles of solutions
  • CDN infrastructure - caching, acceleration, etc.
  • P2P infrastructure - pure P2P, hybrid P2P
  • Applications and services using CDN and P2P - video, ecommerce, communications
  • Case studies: YouTube, Allocine, BBC iPlayer, Pixmania, SNCF, Skype
• 3.2 Market development
  • Value proposition of CDN and P2P
  • Pricing of CDN
  • Market organization
  • Market segmentation of customer needs
  • Market trends - traffic type and volume, impact of video
  • Market sizing and forecasts (worldwide)
• 3.3 Market players
  • Overall market landscape for CDN and P2P - dominant players, investments, acquisitions
  • Profiles of main players - Akamai, Limelight, Kontiki

• 4.1 Positioning on CDN
  • Level 3 and AT&T deployments
  • Other telcos reactions
• 4.2 Positioning on P2P
  • Project P4P
  • Project Cheetah
  • Other collaboration with P2P players
• 4.3 Other reactions impacting the traffic
  • Metered pricing - TimeWarner, AT&T
  • Peering issues - Cogent, Neuf
  • Throttling and traffic shapping - Comcast
  • Case studies: Tiscali, TeliaSonera, BT/Phorm