Compare Akamai vs. Sangfor Platform-X

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.

Corporate networks are responsible for delivering numerous essential applications and services, which necessitates the implementation of various security appliances to safeguard the network and its applications while thwarting cyber-attacks. Consequently, establishing security policies and analyzing security logs has become more intricate, requiring the use of threat intelligence to effectively identify and mitigate sophisticated threats. The Sangfor Platform-X stands out as a cloud-based security management solution that consolidates the management of all Sangfor security products within the cloud by efficiently collecting, analyzing, and visualizing security logs. By integrating with Sangfor's Neural-X cloud-based security system, Platform-X enhances security measures and threat detection, promptly notifying administrators of any attacks or potential threats in real-time, thereby significantly streamlining security operations. In addition to these features, Platform-X also offers unified monitoring of hardware status, facilitates firmware upgrades, synchronizes policies, and enables remote access without the need for passwords, making it a comprehensive tool for modern security management. This multifaceted approach ensures that organizations can maintain a robust security posture in an increasingly complex digital landscape.