Akamai makes single instance web-based Sap applications

[jayanthi mandhalapu]

Akamai Technologies, Inc., the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced the results of a NetForecast study outlining Internet-specific impediments to Web-based SAP application performance and how Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service can improve the productivity of Internet-connected SAP users around the world.

In the report, NetForecast President Peter Sevcik and Associate Rebecca Wetzel address how poor Internet performance threatens SAP user productivity and how Akamai's globally-distributed computing platform and technology solutions overcome the Internet latency and availability problems associated with the delivery of dynamic SAP applications. NetForecast is an internationally-recognized engineering consulting company that benchmarks, analyzes and improves the performance of networked data, voice and video applications.

The report also details the results of a real-world use case applying a methodology called Apdex, short for Application Performance Index. Apdex is an industry standard for measuring and assessing user satisfaction with application performance.

Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service leverages Akamai's globally-deployed platform – comprising approximately 34,000 servers in 70 countries – to deliver consistent, improved application performance for enterprise customers. Akamai accelerates customers' dynamic Web applications using a number of unique techniques including dynamic mapping, route optimization and connection optimization technology. The result is increased user adoption of applications for greater productivity and decreased support costs.