Vendor Sheet
Akamai Application Load Balancer Cloudlet (ALB)
This product brief describes Akamai Application Load Balancer Cloudlet (ALB), a global traffic management solution built for hybrid and multi-cloud application environments. Combining Layer 3 DNS routing with Layer 7 application-aware routing, ALB intelligently distributes traffic using attributes such as URLs, cookies, and query strings while supporting session affinity and instant failover to maintain uninterrupted application availability. Running on the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, the solution delivers scalable, origin-independent load balancing, intelligent routing, high availability, DevOps-friendly APIs, and simplified policy deployment. Organizations benefit from faster response times, improved resilience, reduced IT complexity, optimized application performance, and seamless
