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Sumitomo ChemicalSumitomo Chemical Runs Application Delivery with Akamai
Sumitomo Chemical, a materials organization in Japan, uses EdgeWorkers from Akamai to support application delivery for network and app owners.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Capability | Application traffic can be reviewed without waiting on a personal export |
| Capability | Named workflow replaces ad hoc routing for application traffic |
| Capability | Application delivery stays visible to adjacent teams through EdgeWorkers |
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Sumitomo Chemical grew application traffic faster than the local tools around it. From Japan, materials teams still had to serve customers and internal partners who expected a straight answer. Network and app owners were the ones stitching the picture together by hand.
Rolling out EdgeWorkers put application delivery on Akamai. Akamai operates a large edge platform for content delivery, application security, and microsegmentation. Sumitomo Chemical keeps the product in the path where work already happens, so network and app owners do not context-switch into a graveyard system used only for audits.
The visible result is steadier application delivery. Application traffic is easier to inspect, and adjacent groups can join network and app owners without a guided tour of someone's desktop.
