Key Impacts
- Cost - and time - sensitive solution to Web infrastructure needs
- Page load times reduced by 90%
- Increased delivery time of large files by 700-800%
- Improved application delivery time by 300%
- Realizes 100% availability
- Saves hundreds of thousands in shipping costs annually
- Removes single point of failure
- Provides instant scalability to support any level of demand
- Enables centralized access and control of geographic data
Nearly a decade ago, the United States Air Force established a program to help personnel visualize Air Force assets via the Web. The program—called GeoBase—delivers dynamic, high-quality maps as well as raw data for download. GeoBase is used around the world by commanders and managers who need to make informed decisions about their installations. For example, an airfield manager can use the data to develop snow plow removal patterns that minimize flight disruption. The program is even available to families who want to see where their family member is deployed.
The Air Force is now delivering applications via NetStorage. "We offer Javascript and HTML viewers that are pretty bloated, with lots of chattiness and roundtrips," explains Dave Williams, Contractor for Air Combat Command at GeoBase. Instead of delivering these applications from internal servers, the Air Force delivers them almost 3 times faster via NetStorage. “Akamai gives us the freedom to think differently about the information we deliver. Now we can provide war-fighting support that wasn't possible before,” concludes Williams.
"The support Akamai provides for our GeoBase program has enabled
us to revolutionize data delivery. Now we can provide war-fighting
support that wasn’t possible before."
—Dave Williams, Contractor for Air Combat Command at GeoBase
