Akamai operates a massively distributed global infrastructure with thousands of edge points-of-presence across multiple countries and continents to power and protect enterprise applications online. The company generates revenue through three primary solution categories: Security (including web application firewalls, DDoS protection, and zero-trust network access), Cloud Computing (compute, storage, and serverless edge services), and Delivery (optimizing web and mobile application performance and media streaming). Akamai serves many global enterprises and government agencies through direct sales and technology partnerships, competing on its uniquely distributed network architecture, infrastructure reliability, performance capabilities, and integrated security and computing offerings.