Layer0 solves traditional CDN problems by integrating edge logic into the application code: Ashwin Rao, Country Director, Layer0
Ashwin Rao, Country Director, India and SAARC, Layer0, shares with us how his company aims to fulfill the need for an integrated solution for web and application development
Some edited excerpts from an interview:
What is Layer0?
Layer0 by Limelight is a new generation of web and application development platform that streamlines development workflows by integrating edge logic into application code and offers sub-second page loads by extending the edge all the way to the browser. CDN edge logic goes through the local development, peer review, QA, and the release cycle like the rest of the code does, making it a first-class citizen in the development lifecycle. As a result, development teams can release up to twice as fast using Layer0.
What is the strategy and approach for the Indian market?
With Layer0, website builders have a dramatically simpler yet more capable infrastructure in the cloud for their websites and APIs. As the hyperscale cloud providers and the existing edge platform vendors keep offering point ‘cloud primitives’ as ‘hammers and nails’, Limelight is delivering what customers in India and worldwide have been asking for — an integrated solution that securely delivers the best productivity and performance outcomes in the market.
What are the key focus sectors?
Ecommerce, financial services, and consumer products are the key sectors.
What is the R&D that went behind?
Layer0 solves traditional CDN problems by integrating edge logic into the application code, allowing builders to control the edge in JavaScript. This means two important things: First, Dynamic data can be served from the edge as often as possible. Layer0 caches dynamic data at the edge, so that elements that are typically slow to load are cached and served instantly for the user. Second, Data can be served as close to the user as possible. With Layer0, the browser turns into an extension of the edge network through predictive prefetching. This leads to instantaneous page loads, as there is no network to wait for.
Emerging markets, growth & future opportunities
Limelight’s combined CDN and Layer0 teams will target all the geographies the company currently service. The Layer0 solution is very useful for any company whose business is highly dependent on having a performant digital property.
How will the brand contribute to the overall web experience?
Layer0 by Limelight is the first edge platform that empowers development teams to ship up to twice as fast and offer sub-second page loads by extending the edge to the browser. Layer0 can augment or replace a site’s existing web CDN and security vendor to deliver faster page loads and lower costs while the development team gains new features that cater to the dramatic shift to zero ops and programming at the edge.
