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Dan Rayburn, Principal Analyst, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC

Dan Rayburn

Principal Analyst, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC

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Dan Rayburn is Principal and Executive Vice President for StreamingMedia.com and is recognized by many as the voice for the streaming and online video industry. He is also Principal Analyst with Frost & Sullivan working in their Digital Media group. Dan is a sought after speaker, writer, publisher and consultant and his work has been featured in print and online by nearly every major media outlet over the past 14 years. He co-founded one of the industry's first webcasting production companies successfully acquired by Digital Island for $70M. He has his own line of books for Focal Press with eight titles available in print. Regularly consulted by the media, he has been featured in hundreds of print and on-line articles and is a sought after expert in patent cases involving IP based video. He is a regular analyst to the investment community and his BusinessOfVideo.com blog is one of the most widely read sites for analysts, venture capitalists and money managers who cover companies in the online video sector. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

2008 - present
Principal Analyst, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
2003 - 2007
Director of Streaming Media, MIRROR IMAGE INTERNET INC
2002 - present
Principal and EVP, StreamingMedia.com

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CDN Highwinds Raises $55 Million, Targeting Resellers

April 14, 2008

Dan Rayburn, Principal Analyst, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC

CDN Highwinds Raises $55 Million, Targeting Resellers | blog.streamingmedia.com

In March, Highwinds announced it had raised $55 million from General Catalyst Partners and Alta Communications. Highwinds plans to use the capital to do additional build out of their network named "RollingThunder" which includes a CDN offering.

CDNs Getting Ready To Benefit From Higher Bitrate Content

April 14, 2008

Dan Rayburn, Principal Analyst, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC

CDNs Getting Ready To Benefit From Higher Bitrate Content | blog.streamingmedia.com

Of all the calls I do with analysts, money managers and others tracking the content delivery market, rarely do those I speak with ask about video birates. For me, the growth of the content delivery market and the very success of the CDNs relies heavily on the trend we see developing for increased bitrates....

P2P Vendors Struggling, CDNs Not Interested In Adopting

April 14, 2008

Dan Rayburn, Principal Analyst, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC

P2P Vendors Struggling, CDNs Not Interested In Adopting | blog.streamingmedia.com

About six months ago, I was really convinced that P2P might start to get some traction in the new year and that we would see some content owners commit to the technology. But aside from the Pando Networks and NBC deal, as we enter Q2 not much has transpired from the end of last year. P2P networks are...

Akamai, Limelight and The Writers Strike: What It Really Means

April 14, 2008

Dan Rayburn, Principal Analyst, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC

Akamai, Limelight and The Writers Strike: What It Really Means | blog.streamingmedia.com

Limelight put out earnings this week and once again, many analysts are unfairly comparing Limelight and Akamai numbers and data. Why is it that so many analysts and reporters are willing to make very specific statements about CDN providers, but do so using general terms? Sounds confusing just saying...

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