Topic: [ANN] Edge: The World's First Dedicated Edge Network - page 41. (Read 43862 times)
I'm Arthur, one of the Principal engineers @ DADI - questions welcome!
Thanks for the note stuffstuff,
We sold our last business - Airlock, a digital agency - to Publicis in 2011, the second largest media agency in the world.
During our time at Airlock we also developed Symphony CMS, which had an active community of c.20k contributors.
We setup DADI some time after the sale of Airlock, in 2013. DADI has been a technology company since day #1, and we've been consistently iterating ever since. Our original web service was data focused and we've built out from there. There are currently some 200 brands using the platform.
This represents the natural evolution of that success.
The products that we have in production today are our core web services. These are running in a containerized setup within traditonal cloud platforms in the main, but it's important to note that we also have a working prototype for the distributed network live, which is powering the content layer for one of our current customers.
I get where you're coming from with the skeptical line of questioning, and we take the same view about 99% of the crowdfunding events out there. But that's not what we’re about.
We're being completely transparent about what the funds we are raising will be used for. Furthermore the decision to make our technology available through the decentralized web makes perfect sense: currently web services are provided by a handful of massive tech companies who control everything – the market, data, technology availability etc. And their platforms are hugely complicated and very difficult to scale.
We're creating an open model that bypasses these companies and puts power back into the hands of the end users, and surely that can only be a good thing.
We sold our last business - Airlock, a digital agency - to Publicis in 2011, the second largest media agency in the world.
During our time at Airlock we also developed Symphony CMS, which had an active community of c.20k contributors.
We setup DADI some time after the sale of Airlock, in 2013. DADI has been a technology company since day #1, and we've been consistently iterating ever since. Our original web service was data focused and we've built out from there. There are currently some 200 brands using the platform.
This represents the natural evolution of that success.
The products that we have in production today are our core web services. These are running in a containerized setup within traditonal cloud platforms in the main, but it's important to note that we also have a working prototype for the distributed network live, which is powering the content layer for one of our current customers.
I get where you're coming from with the skeptical line of questioning, and we take the same view about 99% of the crowdfunding events out there. But that's not what we’re about.
We're being completely transparent about what the funds we are raising will be used for. Furthermore the decision to make our technology available through the decentralized web makes perfect sense: currently web services are provided by a handful of massive tech companies who control everything – the market, data, technology availability etc. And their platforms are hugely complicated and very difficult to scale.
We're creating an open model that bypasses these companies and puts power back into the hands of the end users, and surely that can only be a good thing.
Why are you guys entering into this blockchain space? DADI has been through several business pivots it seems, from content and digital agency, to a data agency, to a technology agency (CMS / CRM / general online ad stuff) and now with an added blockchain layer to what you already did. Why is this time around going to be a lasting success when it previously never did?
It seems that you are basically adding blockchain to what you did before and now proudly you're telling everyone that you "already have a working product". Add a blockchain layer to a local food shop and boom they are already ahead of a lot of (in the future) worthless ICOs.
Allow for us to be a bit skeptical. Since it's been apparent that lots of companies are now heading into the blockchain space all of a sudden seeking a quick buck for themselves (founders) and their partners. It's time for us all to be even more skeptical and critical of the numerous token sales.
It seems that you are basically adding blockchain to what you did before and now proudly you're telling everyone that you "already have a working product". Add a blockchain layer to a local food shop and boom they are already ahead of a lot of (in the future) worthless ICOs.
Allow for us to be a bit skeptical. Since it's been apparent that lots of companies are now heading into the blockchain space all of a sudden seeking a quick buck for themselves (founders) and their partners. It's time for us all to be even more skeptical and critical of the numerous token sales.
I'm a parter at DADI, would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
thanks,
Chris
thanks,
Chris
I'm one of the senior engineers at DADI. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Note: DADI has been rebranded to Edge. This thread has been updated accordingly
The world's first dedicated edge network. Peer-to-peer, powered by the blockchain and built using the spare capacity all around us.
Edge is kinder to the environment, fairer to people and better for business.
It offers services that are faster, cheaper and more secure than the cloud.
Current Status
Developed over four years, the Edge Network has recently gone live with its first core service: CDN
The network’s storage solution moves to beta this year.
Multiple additional services are in the road map, including Edge Compute, a KVDB and ML tools.
Highlights
The Edge Paradigm
Edge networking is a distributed computing paradigm which brings data storage and computation as close to the point of need as possible, pushing applications, data and computing power away from centralised data centers.
This reduces the volumes of data that must be moved, the consequent traffic, and the distance the data must travel, providing lower latency and reduced transmission costs. It’s better for the environment too.
The Edge Network is a tokenised platform: it uses its own utility token as the mechanism for buying and selling services in the network, enabling individuals to participate through the contribution of their spare computational power.
Blockchain for Value Transfer
The Edge Network is a tokenised platform. Revenues from network use are converted to the $EDGE utility token, and these are distributed to nodes in the network in return for their computational power.
$EDGE is a deflationary token with a fixed supply: individuals who contribute to the network provide a stake in $EDGE in order to do so, reducing the circulating supply of the token, making it more scarce, and increasing its value over time.
In summary: with services charged based on a fixed US$ price, as we experience growth in customers using the network, more nodes are required, which reduces the tokens that are available to buy services, resulting in an ever higher $ purchasing value.
Key Benefits
1. Performance
Edge’s architecture creates a hyper-local peering system that routes traffic from nodes that are as close to the end consumer as possible – going as far as delivering within the local network loop.
This reduces the distance and volume of data being moved, which massively increases the performance of services.
2. Security
Files stored within the Edge Network are broken in to hundreds of encrypted fragments, with no one file stored on a single machine.
This removes the attack vector for file storage, providing a platform that is significantly more secure than traditional storage methods.
3. Price
Because it’s making use of existing capacity, the costs in the Edge Network are significantly lower than in traditional cloud environments.
We are seeing average cost savings of c77% vs. traditional cloud providors.
Customers that also contribute capacity to the network can unlock further discounts.
4. The Environment
Traditional data centers consume roughly 3% of all globally generated power and account for approximately 2% of greenhouse gas emissions – a carbon footprint equivalent to the airline industry.
In contrast to this, because it is making use of existing device capacity, every request within the Edge Network represents a net carbon saving.
First Service: Edge CDN
Fast and cost-efficient content delivery at the edge. A CDN that makes websites, APIs, eCommerce stores, mobile applications and SaaS platforms more performant and highly secure.
CDN Features
Hyper Local
Edge CDN has hundreds of nodes in over 60 countries, getting your content closer to your audience than ever before.
Integrated Image Transformation
Full media pipeline allows for just in time image transformation: Blur, filter, flip, format, resize, rotate, saturate, sharpen and crop.
Offsets the weight of media management to your delivery solution.
Real Time Optimisation
Real time compression and resizing of assets at the point of request saves an average of 60% in filesize, speeding up delivery and reducing your overall costs
End to End TLS
Take workload off your origin by serving SSL certificates from the edge, accelerating performance and increasing availability.
Cost Effective
Edge CDN saves 30%+ on average vs. traditional content distribution networks as a result of better media compression and the use of edge devices instead of centralised data centers.
Key Links
Website: https://edge.network
Explorer: https://explorer.edge.network
Documents
Connect with the Team
The world's first dedicated edge network. Peer-to-peer, powered by the blockchain and built using the spare capacity all around us.
Edge is kinder to the environment, fairer to people and better for business.
It offers services that are faster, cheaper and more secure than the cloud.
Current Status
Developed over four years, the Edge Network has recently gone live with its first core service: CDN
The network’s storage solution moves to beta this year.
Multiple additional services are in the road map, including Edge Compute, a KVDB and ML tools.
Highlights
- The token of the Edge Network, $EDGE, was launched in January 2018 through a crowdsale and token distribution event to our community
- Contributing capacity to the network is possible today using Linux based devices, with Mac, Windows and Mobile versions expected soon
- There are currently over 500 nodes active on the network in 51 countries and 157 cities, processing c32 million requests per month, delivering content for established businesses
The Edge Paradigm
Edge networking is a distributed computing paradigm which brings data storage and computation as close to the point of need as possible, pushing applications, data and computing power away from centralised data centers.
This reduces the volumes of data that must be moved, the consequent traffic, and the distance the data must travel, providing lower latency and reduced transmission costs. It’s better for the environment too.
The Edge Network is a tokenised platform: it uses its own utility token as the mechanism for buying and selling services in the network, enabling individuals to participate through the contribution of their spare computational power.
Blockchain for Value Transfer
The Edge Network is a tokenised platform. Revenues from network use are converted to the $EDGE utility token, and these are distributed to nodes in the network in return for their computational power.
$EDGE is a deflationary token with a fixed supply: individuals who contribute to the network provide a stake in $EDGE in order to do so, reducing the circulating supply of the token, making it more scarce, and increasing its value over time.
In summary: with services charged based on a fixed US$ price, as we experience growth in customers using the network, more nodes are required, which reduces the tokens that are available to buy services, resulting in an ever higher $ purchasing value.
Key Benefits
1. Performance
Edge’s architecture creates a hyper-local peering system that routes traffic from nodes that are as close to the end consumer as possible – going as far as delivering within the local network loop.
This reduces the distance and volume of data being moved, which massively increases the performance of services.
2. Security
Files stored within the Edge Network are broken in to hundreds of encrypted fragments, with no one file stored on a single machine.
This removes the attack vector for file storage, providing a platform that is significantly more secure than traditional storage methods.
3. Price
Because it’s making use of existing capacity, the costs in the Edge Network are significantly lower than in traditional cloud environments.
We are seeing average cost savings of c77% vs. traditional cloud providors.
Customers that also contribute capacity to the network can unlock further discounts.
4. The Environment
Traditional data centers consume roughly 3% of all globally generated power and account for approximately 2% of greenhouse gas emissions – a carbon footprint equivalent to the airline industry.
In contrast to this, because it is making use of existing device capacity, every request within the Edge Network represents a net carbon saving.
First Service: Edge CDN
Fast and cost-efficient content delivery at the edge. A CDN that makes websites, APIs, eCommerce stores, mobile applications and SaaS platforms more performant and highly secure.
CDN Features
Hyper Local
Edge CDN has hundreds of nodes in over 60 countries, getting your content closer to your audience than ever before.
Integrated Image Transformation
Full media pipeline allows for just in time image transformation: Blur, filter, flip, format, resize, rotate, saturate, sharpen and crop.
Offsets the weight of media management to your delivery solution.
Real Time Optimisation
Real time compression and resizing of assets at the point of request saves an average of 60% in filesize, speeding up delivery and reducing your overall costs
End to End TLS
Take workload off your origin by serving SSL certificates from the edge, accelerating performance and increasing availability.
Cost Effective
Edge CDN saves 30%+ on average vs. traditional content distribution networks as a result of better media compression and the use of edge devices instead of centralised data centers.
Key Links
Website: https://edge.network
Explorer: https://explorer.edge.network
Documents
- Technology white paper: http://dadi.link/id
- Source code: https://github.com/edge
Connect with the Team
- Telegram: https://t.me/edgenetwork
- Discord: https://discord.gg/3sEvuYJ
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/edgenetwork
- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/edgenetwork
- Medium: https://medium.com/dadi
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