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How can an ISP with low bandwidth like 50 Gbps handle a DDoS attack with more than this? I know there is a solution called “Black Hole”.
Is this enough to mitigate DDoS attacks or are there any other enterprise solutions?
W… Continue reading How can ISPs handle DDoS attacks?
One of the most frustrating experiences online is waiting for a page to load, or trying to complete a transaction for that ‘must have’ item, and being greeted with an unresponsive screen. In fact, Akamai’s 2015 Performance Matters report found… Continue reading Brexit was a perfect example of how peak traffic can be unpredictable – but that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared for it
This blog post is part of an ongoing series where we will discuss a wide range of H2-related topics. In today’s post, we talk about some of the misconceptions regarding HTTP/2 being a silver bullet for improved website performance…. Continue reading Where is my HTTP/2 Performance?
It has now been five years since World IPv6 Day and four years since World IPv6 Launch. The long-term global Internet transition to IPv6 is well underway and increasingly entering the mainstream. Continue reading Four years since World IPv6 Launch: entering the mainstream
Apple’s upcoming App Store submission requirement around supporting IPv6-only environments (announced last year at WWDC and being enforced starting June 1) has been getting plenty of recent coverage. iOS application developers already need to make sure their applications work in… Continue reading Preparing for IPv6-only mobile networks: Why and How
It was March 13th, 2:30 AM at night and the customer called everyone on the Akamai account team announcing they were being attacked. The attacker was locking inventory on their site for hours causing a significant burst in traffic and… Continue reading Bot Management Strategy
Microsoft today announced general availability of Azure CDN from Akamai, an integration of Akamai’s global CDN capabilities into the Microsoft Azure cloud platform that allows Azure users to instantly provision and go live with Akamai CDN within minutes. This follows… Continue reading Microsoft Azure CDN from Akamai Enters General Availability
This blog post is part of an ongoing series where we will discuss a wide range of H2-related topics. In today’s post, the second of a two-part "series within a series", we will continue our discussion regarding the challenges and… Continue reading HTTP/2 enables more intelligent resource loading via stream dependencies, but it’s not as simple as you might think! – Part 2 of 2
This blog post is part of an ongoing series where we will discuss a wide range of H2-related topics. In today’s post, the first of a two-part "series within a series", we will discuss the challenges and importance of prioritization… Continue reading HTTP/2 enables more intelligent resource loading via stream dependencies, but it’s not as simple as you might think! – Part 1 of 2
This blog post is part of an ongoing series where we will discuss a wide range of H2-related topics. In today’s post we will discuss an exciting component of the new HTTP/2 protocol – server push. At Akamai, we are… Continue reading Are you ready for HTTP/2 Server Push?!