Akamai Technologies, Inc. is a cloud-based technology company that provides online content and business applications aimed at securing, delivering, and optimising content and business applications over the internet. Founded in 1998, Akamai Technologies is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and operates internationally.
The company’s cloud and enterprise security solutions aim to protect digital infrastructures, websites, applications, application programming interfaces, and users against cyberattacks and other online threats while enhancing performance at the same time. Akamai Technologies also provides mobile and web performance solutions to drive dynamic websites and applications. These services include media delivery solutions for video streaming and video games, software deliveries and performances, broadcast operations such as live streaming services, authoritative domain name systems, and data and analytics. The company’s edge computer solutions enable developers to deploy and distribute codes. Additionally, Akamai Technologies also provides specific internet security services such as carrier offerings, cyber threat protection, parental controls, and DNS content delivery solutions.
The company markets its offerings via direct sales, service organisations, and selected channel partners. Akamai Technologies formed a strategic partnership with Queue-it to improve COVID-19 vaccine registrations. The company trades under the AKAM ticker on the NASDAQ.
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