The solution does not have hardware or maintenance requirements and is very easy to scale. 

The support from Akamai is great, and they provide excellent information and mitigation services. The service is very expensive but you get what you pay for. We have not had any issues since we implemented this. They call and say, "You are under attack," and we do not notice.

Since they're basically a DDoS protection service, dropping the initial necessary investment for the on-premises DDoS detection and mitigation is the most valuable feature of this solution.

Prolexic PLXRoute allows businesses to have on-demand DDoS protection. There is no need to call Prolexic SOC requesting DDoS mitigation to be deactivated because of legitimate traffic being scrubbed.

PLXRoute – 8: The PLXRoute

• Gives businesses control of their traffic path, minimizing the amount of interaction businesses must have with Prolexic Technical Team.
• Once initially configured and operational, zero configuration is needed for DDoS mitigation and content delivery.
• DDoS NetOps can be automated.

PLXProxy – 6

• Geared towards businesses of all sizes with very little technical staff.
• Easily configured and manage by staff with knowledge of web hosting