Akamai Technologies, founded in 1998, is a cybersecurity and cloud computing company that delivers content delivery, security, DDoS mitigation and cloud solutions to enterprises worldwide. Its technical work spans cloud computing, cybersecurity, content delivery networks, edge computing, application performance optimisation and network infrastructure - areas in which machine learning is applied to threat detection, traffic management and performance optimisation at scale.
The company operates what it describes as the world's most distributed cloud computing platform, serving billions of users every day across more than 135 countries. Products include content delivery services that accelerate digital experiences, cybersecurity services protecting applications and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation, and cloud and edge computing solutions that allow enterprises to run workloads closer to their users. The scale of the network and the volume of traffic it handles offer a distinctive engineering environment for work on large-scale distributed systems.
Akamai's stated focus is on innovation in cloud computing, security and content delivery, and on helping enterprises operate in an increasingly complex digital landscape. The company serves general enterprise customers, businesses delivering web and mobile digital experiences, and online digital services providers, on a global footprint.
