Akamai
Akamai is a content delivery and cloud services company founded in 1998, with headquarters in Massachusetts, USA. Akamai operates one of the world’s largest content delivery networks, providing cloud services to businesses and organizations worldwide. They specialize in improving website and application performance, delivering online content more efficiently, and ensuring website security.
What Akamai Do
Their flagship product, Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, is a cloud-based solution that accelerates website and application delivery, reduces downtime, and protects against cybersecurity threats. It provides a wide range of services, including web performance optimization, cloud security, media delivery, and application programming interface (API) management.
Products of Akamai
Akamai offers a wide range of products and services in different categories, including:
Web Performance
Akamai’s Web Performance solutions include Ion, mPulse, and Image Manager. These products help improve website performance by optimizing web content, reducing page load times, and improving user experience.
Cloud Security
Akamai’s Cloud Security solutions provide protection against DDoS attacks, web application attacks, and other cyber threats. Products in this category include Kona Site Defender, Bot Manager, and Prolexic.
Media Delivery
Akamai’s Media Delivery solutions help companies deliver high-quality video and audio content to their audiences, regardless of device or location. Products in this category include Adaptive Media Delivery, Media Services Live, and Media Services On Demand.
Developer Tools
Akamai’s Developer Tools are designed to help developers build and deploy applications more efficiently. Products in this category include API Gateway, EdgeWorkers, and EdgeKV.
Network Operator Solutions
Akamai’s Network Operator Solutions help service providers deliver high-quality internet and mobile services to their customers. Products in this category include Aura Licensed CDN, Aura Managed CDN, and Operator CDN.