Case Study
Akamai: Increasing efficiency with super-streamlined back-office systems from IBM and Oracle
Share this Akamai provides content delivery services, helping to make the internet fast, reliable and secure. First incorporated in 1998, the company’s 2015 revenue reached USD 2.2 billion. With operations in more than 120 countries, Akamai employs over 6,000 people, from the corporate office in Cambridge, MA, to shared services in Poland and India. Business challenge As Akamai grew, the volume of work soared. How could the company update its finance and HR solutions ‘in-flight,’ and deliver continuous service? Transformation Akamai engaged IBM® Global Business Services® to help transform its Oracle environment. The solution enables faster, more-granular insight into sales, products, customers and markets across Akamai’s global enterprise in a way – and at a pace – not possible