High Performance Internet Content Delivery. Guaranteed.
Companies that rely on the Web for success quickly learn that the Internet isn't usually up to the task of delivering content reliably. A quick scan of today's headlines reveals the severity of the problem. Stock trading sites, auction venues, eCommerce companies, and other high-traffic sites often experience catastrophic outages as they get overwhelmed by "flash crowds" looking to access content or execute transactions.
Slow-loading pages and overwhelmed Web sites mean that potential customers (and their revenue) go elsewhere. Akamai eliminates these performance problems and keeps customers online by guaranteeing improved performance for the world's most heavily-trafficked and content-rich Web sites.
Akamai's first offering, FreeFlow, is a revolutionary Internet content delivery service that transforms the Internet from best-effort transport into a high-performing network. FreeFlow is also the only solution to offer a 100% guarantee. Below is a typical performance enhancement realized when Web content is served with FreeFlow.
Unrivaled Benefits
Improves Site Performance
By moving content closer to end users and intelligently routing requests, FreeFlow eliminates problems caused by server overloads and network bottlenecks. With FreeFlow, Web-intensive businesses can deliver more engaging sites that result in more page views, more advertising revenue, and more transactions.
100% Guarantee
Our guarantee is unrivaled. Akamai backs up its service with a money back guarantee if it fails to perform. No excuses. See more at Akamai's Proof of Performance Guarantee.
Enables Rich Content
Web site designers no longer need to dumb-down their sites' content richness due to performance concerns. Because FreeFlow delivers rich content fast, sites can be enhanced with animation, streaming video and other engaging media that would have previously clogged performance. With FreeFlow, designers are free to do what they do best and leave the networking responsibility to Akamai.
Protects Against Flash Crowds
FreeFlow is designed to handle any size Web audience, whether expected or not. Akamai's global network is orders of magnitude larger than any single customer's site and has network capacity capable of supporting an on-rush of visitors, even in excess of expectations.
No Special Hardware or Software Needed
FreeFlow is non-intrusive to both a Web site's visitors and the Web site architecture. From the user's point of view, no software or hardware is needed. From the site owner's perspective, no additional systems are required, such as switches or redirectors.
Ensures Uninterrupted Interaction with Users
Counting hits, placing cookies, and dynamically generating pages are essential to Internet businesses. FreeFlow uses a novel design that doesn't get in the way of these personalized user interactions. This approach ensures businesses can track visits and while still delivering customized content.
Reduces Network Costs
Using FreeFlow, no capital or upfront investment are required. Sites only pay for content delivered and, under Akamai's guarantee, are assured of 100% availability and fast performance.
Instant Feedback
FreeFlow immediately reports information about users accessing content to Web site owners. |
