Highwinds

Highwinds, now part of StackPath, operates in the edge computing and content delivery network (CDN) market. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services designed to optimize the delivery and security of digital content. Highwinds serves a diverse range of clients, including media companies, gaming firms, and enterprises that require robust and scalable content delivery solutions. The business model is based on a pay-as-you-go structure, which allows clients to scale their usage and costs according to their needs. Revenue is generated through subscription fees for its various services, including CDN, edge computing, DDoS mitigation, and cloud firewall solutions. Highwinds leverages a global network of 45 edge locations, ensuring low latency and high performance for its clients. The company also offers extensive APIs and a unified customer portal for seamless management of services. Key features include 60% reduced latency, 80% cache hit ratio, serverless computing with zero warmup time, and built-in security measures like DDoS mitigation and SSL.

Keywords: edge computing, CDN, low latency, high cache hit, serverless, DDoS mitigation, SSL, global network, pay-as-you-go, scalable solutions.