Akamai's Private Networking is an IaaS solution that enables users to create isolated networks for secure communication between their Akamai compute resources. This service offers both VLAN (Layer 2) and VPC (Layer 3) options, allowing for flexible network configurations. Users can control which workloads have access to public and private networks, optimize traffic flow, and create multi-tiered applications with logically separated front and backend layers. The service is designed for easy setup and customization, making it suitable for various use cases, from secure information sharing wit...
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Akamai Technologies
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Akamai's Private Networking is a secure and flexible IaaS solution that allows users to create isolated networks for their compute resources. It offers both VLAN and VPC options, enabling customized network configurations for various use cases.
Key Features
Isolated Networking Create private networks for secure communication between Akamai compute resources.
- Control access to public and private networks
- Customize network configuration to suit specific use cases
VLAN and VPC Options Choose between Layer 2 (VLAN) and Layer 3 (VPC) networking solutions.
- VLAN supports IP broadcast and multicast
- VPC offers multiple subnets and cloud firewall support
Benefits
Enhanced Security Isolate and control communication between resources and the public internet.
- Configure resources with private and/or public interfaces
- Logically separate front and backend layers of multi-tiered applications
Cost-Effective Utilize private networking features without additional charges.
- No charge for the service itself
- Free same-region data transfer