Edge Redirector Cloudlet
Offloads high volumes of URL redirects to the Akamai Intelligent Platform™
this cloudlet can easily be done by employees without technical skills.
Configuring type 301 and 302 URLs can be challenging, but with this cloudlet can easily be done by employees without technical skills. An intuitive interface helps you offload to the Akamai network.
Designed to help IT and business users more efficiently manage large numbers of redirects, Edge Redirector has an easy-to-use rules based user interface and {OPEN} APIs providing self-service capabilities.
Technical and non-technical user roles extend the ability for content editors and other business or marketing users to manage redirects reducing the strain on IT groups to handle redirects requests from content owners. Flexible match criteria and the ability to set start and end dates for redirects provides increased control over your content.
Edge Redirector decreases time to redirect from the Akamai Edge, effectively reducing round trips and provides additional origin offload. Unlike DIY or 3rd party solutions Edge Redirector takes advantage of the Akamai Intelligent Platform™ providing additional scale and performance in addition to offload.
EDGE REDIRECTOR BENEFITS
- Granular Control of URL redirects for SEO, Marketing Campaigns, and content changes
- Extend ability for non-technical users to manage redirects and offload strain on IT
- Easily manage large volumes of redirects for speed and efficiency in time to market
- Faster redirects from the Akamai Edge with fewer requests to your data center
Detailed Features
- Basic redirect rules editing for business users
- Match by URL
- Supports start and end date
- Advanced redirect rules editing with support for thefollowing matches:
- Match by protocol
- Match by host
- Match by file extension
- Match by query string
- Match by geography (continent/country/region)
- Source matches support negate and wildcards
- Support bulk rule import from CSV file and JSON
- Support user roles
Cloudlets
Cloudlets are extensions to your Akamai solution that solve specific business or operational challenges. By offloading decisions to the Akamai edge, customers gain flexibility, resource offload and increased control.
