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Matthew O'Riordan

London, UK

CEO and co-founder of Ably. Previously co-founded Econsultancy, sold in 2012. Love programming, distributed systems, product design, and skiing, kite surfing and skydiving.

Recent posts

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Ably news

The true cost of consumption-based pricing: Why MAU models fall short and how to optimize for customers

Matthew O'Riordan·Nov 11, 2024

Fan engagement

Building the future of fan engagement: Key requirements for modern realtime experience platforms

Matthew O'Riordan·Sep 5, 2024

Realtime experiences

Recent posts

The true cost of consumption-based pricing: Why MAU models fall short and how to optimize for customers

Building the future of fan engagement: Key requirements for modern realtime experience platforms

Realtime fan experiences: Solving the N-Squared problem at scale

Rails ActionCable - the good and the bad

First down or just down? Is your realtime infrastructure the real MVP?

From A to (series) B

The shift to Event-Driven: evolution, benefits, and competitive advantages

Pusher acquired by MessageBird – what is next for customers?

Ably secures $7M funding to set a new standard in realtime messaging

What is a distributed systems engineer?

Five strategies to remove single points of DNS failure

Google - polling like it's the 90s