Akamai Technologies

Can old IT security skills be reskilled for cloud management?

While (ISC)2's latest study shows about 75% of the info-security workforce in APAC agree that cloud computing requires new skill sets, Akamai's Enterprise Security Director John Ellis said there is already a cloud-aspect to most of the IT skills that an organizations looks for.
by: Carol Ko 27-Feb-2013

CDNs offer telcos higher-margin opportunities

CDNs have become the perfect delivery vehicle for fixed and mobile operators, particularly in Asia, to attract higher-margin revenue, create new revenue streams and improve their customers’ experience while saving cost.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 20-Feb-2013

Akamai CTO: Smart devices drive hyper-connectivity on cloud

Hyper-connectivity is first driven mostly by devices -- the availability and connectivity of the devices. If you have lots of devices, and lots of users using those devices, you'll start to consider different options to increase data center capacity, including cloud computing.
by: Carol Ko 24-Jul-2012
Rackspace, Haylix bet on Akamai CDN differentiator
Public cloud providers constantly seek easier and more cost effective ways to differentiate their offerings and introduce new services. Content delivery network capabilities offer such an opportunity.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 11-May-2012
Akamai acquires Blaze Software for front-end optimization
Akamai Technologies acquires Canada-based Blaze Software in a cash transaction for front-end optimization technologies. By automatically optimizes the code on a Web page during the delivery process, Blaze enables faster transmission of content and a faster page rendering.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 14-Feb-2012
Akamai acquires Cotendo for US$268 million
Web content delivery solutions provider Akamai is acquiring Contendo for cloud and mobile optimization technologies. Cotendo, founded in 2008 with a technology center in Israel, provides Web and mobile acceleration services from its global distributed Points of Presences.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 30-Dec-2011
Akamai, Riverbed to accelerate apps over hybrid cloud networks
The two network optimization companies are jointly offering an application acceleration solution to speed up public cloud-based apps over hybrid cloud networks, using Akamai's Internet optimization technology and Riverbed's WAN optimization technology.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 12-May-2011

Ericsson and Akamai speed up mobile content delivery

An exclusive strategic alliance formed to co-develop mobile cloud acceleration solutions that help speedy delivery of content and applications on mobile devices, which enable mobile network operators to better monetize their networks and subscriber base.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 21-Feb-2011
Akamai launches enterprise cloud defense against DDoS attacks
The cloud optimization services provider launches a new defense architecture designed to protect enterprise users from increasing frequency and size of DDoS attacks.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 16-Feb-2011
Rackspace and Akamai create one-shop cloud shop
Rackspace and Akamai Technologies announced a strategic relationship to provide a one-stop shop for cloud computing services including hosting, cloud computing, content, application delivery services and customer support.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 13-Jan-2011