Enhancement of upload and/or download performance based on client and/or server feedback information

1. A method of using feedback information to optimize data transfer performance, comprising:

detecting that a data transfer event is about to occur; and

based on a set of characteristics associated with the data transfer event, selecting a host from a group of hosts as a pathway for transferring data associated with the data transfer event to optimize data transfer performance;

wherein selecting the host from the group of hosts further comprises:

retrieving an aggregation profile corresponding to the set of characteristics;

wherein the aggregation profile is one of a plurality of aggregation profiles; and

wherein each aggregation profile is defined by the set of characteristics and comprises an aggregate speed and a data transfer count for each of the group of hosts;

wherein the set of characteristics comprises a partial or full Internet Protocol (IP) address, an operating system name associated with a client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data transfer event comprises a request to upload the data to a cloud-based environment or a collaboration platform.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data transfer event comprises a request to download the data from a cloud-based environment or a collaboration platform.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected host is the fastest host among the group of hosts.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected host is the most reliable host among the group of hosts.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data transfer event originates at the client device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the set of characteristics associated with the data transfer event further comprises a browser name.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: randomly selecting the host from the group of hosts based on weights, wherein each host in the group of hosts is accorded a weight corresponding to the host's aggregate speed.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein a host having the highest aggregate speed is selected more frequently than a host having the lowest or lower aggregate speed.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining a speed with which the data associated with the data transfer event is transferred via the selected host; and updating the aggregation profile corresponding to the set of characteristics associated with the data transfer event.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein updating the aggregation profile includes updating an aggregate speed and a data transfer count for the selected host.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein each aggregation profile includes data aggregated from multiple users over a period of time.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of aggregation profiles are stored in a memcache, wherein the data in each of the plurality of aggregation profiles becomes out of date after a period of time.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group of hosts comprises at least two of: an edge server, a content delivery network server or a server hosting a cloud-based collaboration platform where the data associated with the data transfer event is stored or is to be stored.

15. A method of using feedback information to optimize upload performance, comprising:

receiving feedback information regarding a path to upload a file;

uploading the file to one of an array of paths based on the feedback information;

wherein the feedback information is specific to a set of characteristics associated with a client device;

wherein uploading the file to one of an array of paths further comprises:

retrieving an aggregation profile corresponding to the set of characteristics;

wherein the aggregation profile is one of a plurality of aggregation profiles; and

wherein each aggregation profile is defined by the set of characteristics and comprises an aggregate speed and a data transfer count for each of the array of paths;

wherein the set of characteristics comprises a partial or full IP address and an operating system name associated with a client device.

16. A system for enhancing upload performance, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with the memory, and configured to observe upload of files through multiple pathways; and

identify a pathway from the multiple pathways that is fastest for a given set of characteristics;

wherein identifying a pathway from the multiple pathways further comprises:

retrieving an aggregation profile corresponding to the set of characteristics;

wherein the aggregation profile is one of a plurality of aggregation profiles; and

wherein each aggregation profile is defined by the set of characteristics and comprises an aggregate speed and a data transfer count for each of the multiple pathways;

wherein the set of characteristics comprises a partial or full IP address and an operating system name associated with a client device.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the upload of files through the multiple pathways originates from multiple client devices, each of which has an associated set of characteristics.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the set of characteristics comprises a partial or full Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser information and operating system information.

19. The system of claim 16 , further configured to:

aggregate some of information from the observation into groups,

wherein each group is defined by a set of characteristics, and

wherein the aggregated information is stored in a memcache.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the aggregated information stored in the memcache becomes invalid after a period of time.

21. The system of claim 19 , further configured to:

aggregate all of the information from the observation in a persistent datastore, wherein the information in the persistent datastore is used to repopulate the memcache in the event that the aggregated information stored in the memcache is lost.