Cloud computing, managed services, and IT security

Tom Ruff, vice president Public Sector for Akamai Technologies, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how his company can help you speed up the transfer of inormati...

November 19, 2013 — This week on “Federal Tech Talk”, host John Gilroy interviews Tom Ruff, vice president Public Sector for Akamai Technologies.

With a name like “Akamai” one would think of a company originating in Japan.

Akamai Technologies was founded in 1998 by a student and his professor at MIT. They wanted a distinctive name, so they selected a word from Hawaii that conveyed a meaning of smart or intelligent. Very similar to the origin of the term “wiki.”

Akamai Technologies takes a look at network systems and develops algorithms to speed up transfer of information.

The system they developed is generally classified under the phrase, “managed service.” A federal information professional would normally consider using a managed service like this for dynamic allocation of resources.

A good example might be FEMA during a serious storm like Sandy.

It is hard to predict when a system will be stressed, when you have the option of using a system that expand with your requirements means less downtime and improved service to citizens.

During the interview, Ruff discusses a survey they had commissioned to gather perceptions of systems security from actual federal users.

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