Akamai Global Traffic Management
Ensure a faster, more resilient user experience.
Overview
Akamai Global Traffic Management (GTM) is a DNS-based load balancing solution that improves application performance and availability. It uses real-time data about internet conditions to direct user requests to the optimal data center, ensuring a faster and more reliable experience. GTM can balance traffic across on-premises, cloud, and CDN environments.
✨ Key Features
- Intelligent traffic routing based on real-time internet conditions
- DNS-based global server load balancing (GSLB)
- Data center failover and disaster recovery
- Load balancing across cloud, on-premise, and CDN
- Customizable routing policies
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Leverages Akamai's unparalleled global network and real-time internet mapping data
- Highly scalable and reliable DNS infrastructure
- Advanced traffic management and policy options
Unique Value: Delivers superior performance and availability by using real-time internet intelligence to make the most sophisticated traffic routing decisions.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Diverting traffic away from an overloaded or failed data center in real-time
- Routing users to the data center with the lowest latency for their location
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Small applications with a single server and no global user base
🏆 Alternatives
Provides more advanced and data-driven traffic management capabilities than standard cloud DNS load balancers.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 30-day free trial
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