New York Post testimonial

The New York Post – owned by News Corporation, which reported a record full-year operating income of $4.45 billion in August 2007—has been a stalwart in the world of newspaper publishing. It is one of the oldest continuously-published daily newspapers in the U.S. As of September 2007, the New York Post had grown its average daily circulation to 724,748 while its readership increased 53 percent in the New York area. As a companion to its print edition, the New York Post launched an online edition in 1997. The Web site which saw 3.9 million unique visitors in July 2007-plays a critical role in generating revenue through online ad sales and promoting the print edition to increase home delivery. While 90% of site visitors are from the U.S., visitors also originate from Canada, the UK, Germany, and as far away as Australia.

Familiar with Akamai, the New York Post turned to the company for assistance. Akamai was able to complete an emergency integration that got the site up and running within a few hours. Once the site was being delivered by Akamai, performance improved dramatically, with the home page downloading more than 20 times faster. Before reaching out to Akamai, the New York Post talked to its hosting provider about the possibility of adding Web servers but discovered that the servers could not be procured quickly enough. "This is a great example of why it's tough to accommodate a traffic spike short of using Akamai. With Akamai, no upfront planning is required, and we avoid deploying servers that would go unused a majority of the time," says Richard Cernese, Manager of Online Production for the New York Post.

"Not only did Akamai help us avert an immediate crisis, but no other solution could have been as effective as the Akamai solution was and continues to be"
—Richard Cernese, Manager of Online Production, New York Post