Since 1999, Akamai has built a large-scale distributed system with 30,000+ servers spread across 1000+ networks and 70+ countries.
Akamai’s technology – at its core, applied mathematics and algorithms – has transformed the chaos of the Internet into a predictable, scalable, and secure platform for business and entertainment.
Akamai’s servers continually monitor the Internet – traffic, trouble spots and overall conditions information – to intelligently optimize routes and deliver content and applications more quickly, reliably, and securely over the Internet.
Operating a distributed platform with servers spread across thousands of locations, poses several technical challenges, including maintaining the state and health of the system in real-time, directing user requests to the optimal servers, handling failures, and monitoring and controlling the servers.