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Description

Akamai brings digital experiences closer to users than any other provider while simultaneously keeping threats and attacks at bay. As it drives the next wave of digital transformation, the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform acts as a comprehensive shield, safeguarding all aspects of the digital ecosystem, including websites, users, devices, data centers, and clouds. This technology effectively reduces friction and enhances user engagement. With a network of a quarter of a million edge servers strategically positioned in numerous locations worldwide, it processes an astounding 2.5 exabytes of data annually, engaging with 1.3 billion devices and 100 million IP addresses daily. Positioned within a single network hop of over 90% of the global Internet population, it stands out as the sole global, extensively distributed, intelligent edge platform, delivering the scale, resilience, and security that modern businesses require. Additionally, it offers advanced threat intelligence to help organizations manage security vulnerabilities and defend against cyber threats. This comprehensive approach ensures that digital operations remain secure and efficient in an increasingly complex online landscape.

Description

IBM NS1 Connect offers premium, authoritative DNS & advanced traffic steering to deliver the high-performance, reliable, secure network connectivity that businesses need to meet increasingly sophisticated customer expectations through our: Global anycast network: Providing massive capacity & scale needed to keep users reliably connected across the world. API-first Architecture: Easily integrate & automate all NS1 Connect function. HTTPS Redirects: Manage every element of your HTTPS redirects from one platform. GSLB and RUM-based traffic steering: Balance loads at a global scale & reduce latency with near-real-time device performance data DDoS Attack Protection: Ensuring sufficient capacity to absorb traffic spikes & controls in place to guard against automated “junk” queries. NS1 Connect offers add-on options to suite your business needs including: DNS Insights: Providing the data you need to quickly identify & deal with misconfigurations impacting application performance. Dedicated DNS: Stay up & running with a native secondary DNS resolution infrastructure for seamless continuity of operations. DNS Traffic Steering: Optimize connections to applications, services & content based on geography, RUM data, load and more.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Terraform Yes 
Adventr Yes 
Akamai Cloud Yes 
Aprimo Yes 
Bitmovin Yes 
Carbon Black EDR Yes 
Clutch Yes 
Coralogix Yes 
Crafter CMS Yes 
DataStream Yes 
Datadog No 
Elpha Secure Yes 
Kubernetes No 
Mux No 
Netdata Yes 
Pypestream Yes 
Slack No 
TESSA DAM Yes 
Userify Yes 
Web Werks Yes 

Integrations

Terraform Yes 
Adventr No 
Akamai Cloud No 
Aprimo No 
Bitmovin No 
Carbon Black EDR No 
Clutch No 
Coralogix No 
Crafter CMS No 
DataStream No 
Datadog Yes 
Elpha Secure No 
Kubernetes Yes 
Mux Yes 
Netdata No 
Pypestream No 
Slack Yes 
TESSA DAM No 
Userify No 
Web Werks No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$250/month
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Akamai Technologies

Founded

1998

Country

United States

Website

www.akamai.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

IBM

Founded

1911

Country

United States

Website

www.ibm.com/products/ns1-connect

Product Features

CDN

Content Acceleration Yes 
DDoS Protection Yes 
Load Balancing Yes 
Managed CDN Yes 
Multi-CDN Switching Yes 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Software Downloads Yes 
Transparent Caching Yes 
Video Streaming Yes 
Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Yes 

Cloud Security

Antivirus Yes 
Application Security No 
Behavioral Analytics Yes 
Encryption No 
Endpoint Management No 
Incident Management No 
Intrusion Detection System No 
Threat Intelligence Yes 
Two-Factor Authentication No 
Vulnerability Management No 

Cybersecurity

AI / Machine Learning No 
Behavioral Analytics Yes 
Endpoint Management No 
IOC Verification No 
Incident Management No 
Tokenization No 
Vulnerability Scanning No 
Whitelisting / Blacklisting Yes 

DDoS Protection

DNS Amplification Protection No 
DNS Reflection Protection No 
High Network Capacity No 
Illegitimate Traffic Recognition No 
Infrastructure Protection (Layer 3/Layer 4) No 
Post Attack Analysis No 
Traffic Monitoring No 
Website Protection (Layer 7) No 

Load Balancing

Authentication No 
Automatic Configuration No 
Content Caching No 
Content Routing No 
Data Compression No 
Health Monitoring No 
Predefined Protocols No 
Redundancy Checking No 
Reverse Proxy No 
SSL Offload No 
Schedulers No 

Managed DNS

Anti-Malware Yes 
Change Management Yes 
DDoS Protection Yes 
DNS Failover Yes 
DNS Propagation Yes 
Disaster Recovery Yes 
Global DNS Network Yes 
Intelligent Traffic Routing Yes 
Load Balancing Yes 
Reporting / Analytics Yes 
Secondary DNS Yes 
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Yes 

Performance Testing

API Testing No 
Benchmarking No 
Cross Browser Testing No 
Debugging No 
Historical Reporting No 
Load Testing No 
Mobile Testing No 
Parallel Testing No 
Regression Testing No 
UI Testing No 
Web Testing No 

Web Analytics

Campaign Management No 
Conversion Tracking No 
Form Analytics No 
Goal Tracking No 
Keyword Tracking No 
Multiple Site Management No 
Pageview Tracking No 
Referral Source Tracking No 
Site Search Tracking No 
Time on Site Tracking No 
User Interaction Tracking No 

Product Features

DDoS Protection

DNS Amplification Protection No 
DNS Reflection Protection No 
High Network Capacity No 
Illegitimate Traffic Recognition No 
Infrastructure Protection (Layer 3/Layer 4) No 
Post Attack Analysis No 
Traffic Monitoring No 
Website Protection (Layer 7) No 

Load Balancing

Authentication No 
Automatic Configuration No 
Content Caching No 
Content Routing Yes 
Data Compression No 
Health Monitoring Yes 
Predefined Protocols No 
Redundancy Checking No 
Reverse Proxy No 
SSL Offload No 
Schedulers No 

Managed DNS

Anti-Malware No 
Change Management Yes 
DDoS Protection Yes 
DNS Failover Yes 
DNS Propagation Yes 
Disaster Recovery Yes 
Global DNS Network Yes 
Intelligent Traffic Routing Yes 
Load Balancing Yes 
Reporting / Analytics Yes 
Secondary DNS Yes 
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Yes 

Network Monitoring

Bandwidth Monitoring No 
Baseline Manager No 
Diagnostic Tools No 
IP Address Monitoring No 
Internet Usage Monitoring No 
Real Time Analytics No 
Resource Management No 
SLA Monitoring Yes 
Server Monitoring Yes 
Uptime Monitoring Yes 
Web Traffic Reporting No 

Network Troubleshooting

Alerts / Escalation Yes 
Bandwidth Troubleshooting No 
Change Management No 
Configuration Management Yes 
Connectivity Management Yes 
Data Visualization No 
Historical Audit No 
Mobile Network Troubleshooting No 
Network Analysis No 
Network Monitoring No 

Server Management

CPU Monitoring No 
Credential Management No 
Database Servers No 
Email Monitoring No 
Event Logs No 
History Tracking No 
Patch Management No 
Scheduling No 
User Activity Monitoring No 
Virtual Machine Monitoring No 

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