CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
(NASDAQ: AKAM), the intelligent edge platform for securing and
delivering digital experiences, today announced that it has been
positioned in the Leaders category in the IDC MarketScape:
Worldwide Commercial CDN 2019 Vendor
Assessment. As a Leader in the report, Akamai is recognized for its
market reach, capabilities and innovation in the areas of web
performance, media delivery, cloud security and network operations
across its highly distributed global CDN infrastructure.
"Major CDN providers are refocusing their effort on the edge to
address new demands for real-time video streaming, security and
IoT," said Ghassan Abdo, research
vice president, IDC. "Akamai is a leader in delivering edge
services, provides its content delivery services to a vast number
of global enterprises and has comprehensive solutions and services
offerings for web performance, media delivery, cloud security, and
network operator solutions."
To compile the report, IDC identified and examined eight
providers by scale and scope that provide CDN services across the
globe. Based on structured discussions, surveys and interviews with
market leaders, participants and end-users, the study evaluates
these CDN providers in terms of their ability to offer services and
strategies to grow and innovate in the marketplace.
As a result of this evaluation, Akamai was named a Leader in the
CDN market assessment, recognized for its established position and
largest footprint in the market, as well as several
differentiators. Specifically, the report highlights the following
strengths:
- Capacity, performance and reliability
assurance: Akamai's network capacity is estimated to be
around 90-120 TBps. Akamai delivers average daily web traffic of
more than 40 TBps, and peak traffic exceeded 83 TBps in
March 2019.
- Security: Akamai has had a robust edge security offering
for quite some time and clearly aims to further expand its cloud
security services offerings. Akamai has extensive threat
intelligence and insights, interacting with 130TB of data, over 1
billion devices and 100+ million IP addresses daily.
- Media Delivery: Akamai has a comprehensive media
delivery suite of services, which it continues to enhance in key
areas such as live event streaming delivery, managed services,
performance and latency improvements.
- Innovation: Akamai continues to expand its services and
capabilities beyond CDN and leverages innovative technologies such
as artificial intelligence and machine learning to address new
areas like IoT, DevOps and blockchain.
- Services teams: Underpinned by highly qualified services
teams and its reach into many verticals, Akamai is very well
capable in guiding its clients on how to deploy and leverage its
CDN and edge services to reach its full potential and proven
business benefits.
"For more than two decades, Akamai has helped customers deliver
content that engages audiences, drives business and provides
flawless online experiences on any device, anywhere and anytime,"
said Dr. Tom Leighton, CEO of
Akamai. "From web performance and media delivery, to cloud security
and network operator solutions, this is a dynamic industry. Being
named a CDN Leader by IDC validates our ongoing commitment and
tireless innovation to provide market-leading solutions that help
our customers securely conduct business on the internet."
To download a copy of the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Commercial
CDN 2019 Vendor Assessment, click
here.
About Akamai
Akamai secures and delivers digital
experiences for the world's largest companies. Akamai's intelligent
edge platform surrounds everything, from the enterprise to the
cloud, so customers and their businesses can be fast, smart, and
secure. Top brands globally rely on Akamai to help them realize
competitive advantage through agile solutions that extend the power
of their multi-cloud architectures. Akamai keeps decisions, apps
and experiences closer to users than anyone — and attacks and
threats far away. Akamai's portfolio of edge security, web and
mobile performance, enterprise access and video delivery solutions
is supported by unmatched customer service, analytics and 24/7/365
monitoring. To learn why the world's top brands trust Akamai, visit
www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai on Twitter.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor
assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the
competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications
technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology
utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative
and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical
illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC
MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and
service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and
future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors
can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides
technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and
weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.
Contacts:
Chris Nicholson
Media Relations
617-444-2987
cnichols@akamai.com
Tom Barth
Investor Relations
617-274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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