Aimed at delivering the enterprise WAN and Internet optimization solution to provide a secure, high-quality end-user experience for both public and private cloud applications to all remote offices, Akamai Technologies has announced its plans for future integration of Akamai Unified Performance technology into the Cisco ISR-AX series of routers.
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The two companies intend to combine the power of Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN), which includes Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) and Application Visibility and Control (AVC), with Akamai Unified Performance to extend the corporate data center and the Akamai Intelligent Platform into the branch, specifically to offload existing network links and improve performance for web and business critical applications.
"With the proliferation of public and hybrid cloud architectures, Cisco and Akamai customers face the need to increase bandwidth and deliver business-critical applications utilizing the Internet as a fast, secure, and cost-effective WAN option. We are looking forward to integrating Akamai's exciting new branch capabilities into the industry-leading application delivery platform, the Cisco ISR-AX. With our joint product development plan, Cisco and Akamai have taken a big step toward delivering the optimal branch experience," said Rob Soderbery, SVP & GM, Cisco Enterprise Networking Group.
"Akamai and Cisco share a common vision of improving the speed and reliability of the Internet to provide enterprises with a very cost-effective way to meet the bandwidth and performance needs of branch offices. Our ultimate goal is to integrate best-of-breed technology from the two industry leaders in networking and application delivery and enable customers to extend the strength of our platform behind their firewall," said Tom Leighton, CEO, Akamai.
The intent of both Akamai and Cisco is to utilize the Internet as a fast, reliable, cost-effective WAN option to address the exploding traffic requirements on corporate networks and deal with the architectural challenges hybrid clouds impose on traditional hub-and-spoke networks.
