Akamai outage takes down large chunk of internet now fixed

Global internet infrastructure company Akamai suffered an outage that lasted over an hour, taking down several online applications across India and overseas.

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Akamai is a global content delivery network (CDN) and cloud services platform that is rented by online content and commerce services apps.

Akamai faced a disruption on its Edge DNS service that took down platforms such as Zomato, Paytm, parts of Amazon, Airbnb, PlayStation Network, Steam, Disney+Hotstar, etc for a short while.

Edge DNS as a technology provides a shorter route for DNS, or domain name services, between a company’s servers and its users, thereby drastically decreasing resolution times and providing low latencies.