Bringing Distributed Systems Technology to Akamai Customers

Harper and Akamai have formed a partnership to deliver cost-efficient, low-latency solutions that enhance application performance for enterprise customers across various industries, such as gaming, streaming media, and e-commerce. Harper offers a distributed systems platform that integrates ultra-fast data storage, caching, application, and streaming systems, enabling simple deployment of distributed services that reduce latency and costs. The collaboration leverages Akamai's existing CDN infrastructure, allowing Harper to function as a CDN for applications, enhancing flexibility and scalability without additional customer effort. This joint solution reduces egress charges and scales capacity efficiently, benefiting industries with demanding low-latency requirements. Key use cases include gaming, where Harper's geo-distributed nodes significantly reduce latency and risk; streaming media, where Harper streamlines service launch and reduces latency and compute costs; and retail, where Harper improves performance, SEO, and customer experience, particularly during peak times like the holiday season.

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