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The Developer's Dream: The Power of Akamai at your F ...
"The future of the Internet lies on the hands of developers and architects."While this statement sounds really great, I can't take the credit for it. The original quote comes from Tom Leighton himself, co-founder and CEO of Akamai, in a video introducing Akamai {OPEN}, part of the Akamai Open Platform Initiative.Akamai has become one of the most reliable and popular web platforms, handling up to 30 percent of total web
Please Join Us in Creating a Faster Forward World at ...
I'm pleased to invite you to our 6th Akamai Edge 2013 this October 7 - 11 in Washington, D.C. at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Conference Center. Join us and meet up with more than 1,000 of your industry peers and our best line-up yet of industry innovators, as we create the experiences that to drive a Faster Forward World. Our Biggest and Best Customer Conference Yet! More sessions, tracks and
Legendary Whitetails Boosts Site Performance & Reven ...
As we know, many of the world's leading commerce companies trust Akamai. What about other mid-sized and smaller businesses and online retailers who are looking for acceleration and improvement of their site performance? How is Akamai helping them succeed in their online business? Legendary Whitetails, a customer through our partner MICROS Retail, is a great success story in showcasing how a family-owned retailer offering unique causal apparel, gifts and
Akamai Edge 2012
Here in Las Vegas, Akamai Edge 2012 is off to a great start. Customers have arrived from dozens of countries across the globe. The Aria is buzzing and we're so glad everyone has finally made it. It is so great to have employees, customers, and partners of Akamai all in the same place ready to share their knowledge- networking is in full swing! In the last two days, we've heard from
16 Days, Another Billion Streams Served
There is no singular sporting event that captures the world's attention quite like the Olympics. And... there is enough data to show that the 2012 Olympic Games attracted the largest aggregate online audience ever for a sporting competition.Of course, with an event that spans more than two weeks with hundreds of competitions from athletes from all corners of the globe, it is no wonder that total online viewership would break
Akamai IO - The Akamai Internet Observatory
Possibly the best part of working on Web performance is the community. It always amazes me how users, vendors, and even competitors work together to make the Web faster. Akamai does its best to support this community, through actions like sponsoring Web performance meetups and open-sourcing tools like Mobitest. However, the most valuable resource Akamai has to offer this community arguably isn't tools - it's data. That's the reason I'm
TV Revolutionized -- It's about HD and 100X Growth T ...
The dramatic increase in quality of video content, combined with new technology that's ability to scale for television-size audiences online, has resulted in a growing TV revolution on the Internet. We've seen audiences on Akamai's HD Network grow dramatically to-date and we believe a 100X increase is possible in the coming years. Are you ready? Yesterday, speaking at Brightcove PLAY, I outlined three mega trends that are helping to drive
Tom Leighton Talks Information Security with UK Mini ...
While in Boston to attend the 2012 BIO International conference, Rt Hon David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science took a detour across the river to Akamai's Cambridge, MA headquarters.Mr. Willetts' duties include responsibility for cybersecurity in the UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, and during his visit he was able to spend some time discussing with Akamai Co-founder and Chief Scientist Tom Leighton, as well as members
TV Everywhere Sees Renewed Vigor in Time for NAB 201 ...
One year ago, at NAB 2011, TV Everywhere was talked about... well... everywhere. Operators and programmers were racing to secure their strategies to stay relevant in the Media 3.0 world and take advantage of new business models; and after enjoying a few years of vigorous discussion, months went by with stalled progress, leaving many to wonder what happened. Operators want to bundle content to their throngs of paying subscribers, and