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Akamai Garners Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Leadership Award for DDoS Mitigation [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Akamai Technologies has been noted by Frost & Sullivan with its Customer Value Leadership Award for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation. According to Frost & Sullivan, "Akamai offers a valuable solution for DDoS mitigation in the form of its Kona Site Defender service. Frost & Sullivan's independent analysis of the DDoS Mitigation market clearly shows that the Kona solution reduces restrictive requirements that customers face, such as large capital expenses, lack of security expertise, and lack of resources. Whether as part of a DDoS mitigation strategy or a broader Web security strategy, Akamai services provide a high level of value to its customers." "Online businesses face a variety of security threats every day, with DDoS regularly at the top of that list," explained Stuart Scholly, senior vice president and general manager, Security Business Unit, Akamai. "Being recognized for the value we provide our customers as part of their DDoS mitigation strategies is important validation of our continuing dedication to making the Internet as secure as possible for business." According to a release from the company, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that demonstrates excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create worth for its customers with a focus on improving the return on investment (ROI) that customers make in its services or products. Akamai is a provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications. More information and complete details: www.akamai.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |