The debut virtual roundtable hosted by the CDN Alliance set out to gauge the pulse of the content delivery industry, though the event got off to a muted start before picking up momentum. With a 53% turnout, attendance served as a reminder that industry enthusiasm doesn’t always translate into active participation. One of the central questions posed was whether the CDN industry has a future? An audience poll saw a resounding 81% answer “yes”—there is an unspecified future for CDNs—while an expectedly low 6% disagreed with the sentiment, and another 13% were uncertain. This predictable poll set the tone, and various opinions trickled in from CDN professionals—from CDN providers and related streaming vendors, to industry consultants and even a lone…