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  "name": "Akamai Technologies",
  "description": "Akamai Technologies is a global cloud computing, security, and content delivery network (CDN) provider. It operates a massive distributed server network that accelerates web performance and provides cybersecurity services to large-scale enterprises and government agencies. Following its acquisition of Linode, it has expanded into infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), positioning itself as a distributed alternative to centralized public clouds.",
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  "baiScore": 92,
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T04:41:21.554+00:00",
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    "founded": "1998",
    "headquarters": "Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA",
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    "core_products": "Content Delivery Network (CDN), Web Application Firewall (WAF), Edge Computing, DDoS Protection, Akamai Connected Cloud (IaaS)",
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    "target_markets": "Global Fortune 500 companies, Government, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Large-scale E-commerce",
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    "funding_stage": "Public (NASDAQ: AKAM)",
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      "Self-Managed Edge/DIY CDN: Large organizations building their own private PoPs using open-source software like Nginx or Varnish and peering directly with ISPs.",
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