Case Study: U.S. Army achieves 83% faster international web performance for its munitions management app with Akamai Technologies

Akamai helps U.S. Army improve web-based munitions management application response time for international users by 83%

The U.S. Army’s Total Ammunition Management Information System (TAMIS) is a web-based application used worldwide to manage ammunition requests, forecasting, and distribution. As functionality and user load grew—particularly from remote overseas sites—users experienced severe latency, timeouts, and dropped connections; hardware upgrades did not resolve the dynamic-content performance problems and a fast, reliable fix was required.

The Army deployed Akamai’s Web Application Accelerator, which was implemented in hours via a DNS change and optimized delivery of dynamic, transaction-based content. Independent Gomez testing showed average global response-time improvements of over 63% and an 83% improvement for overseas users; the system now supports steady growth (8,500+ users and 300,000+ monthly transactions), reduced connectivity complaints, and allows staff to focus on new functionality.

U.S. Army

Bob Torche

Project Manager for TAMIS