Mario Korf

The Domain Name System (DNS) tools “whoami.akamai.net” and its alias “whoami.akamai.com” have been used for many years, often as a step in the process for diagnosing how a content delivery network (CDN) is directing traffic, locality, and network reachability issues. Whoami was originally introduced as a quick solution that, as often happens, ended up sticking around for far longer than expected.

In this "unofficial" video series, Akamai Solutions Engineers Tedd Smith and CJ Arnesen explain the basics of caching: what it is, why it's important, and how to get the most out of it. A great introduction to Akamai, caching, and content delivery network (CDN) basics, this series supplements Akamai Quick Starts and User Guides to help you level set new team members and other departments within your organization.