Case Study: Intuit achieves 100% DNS availability and DDoS protection with Akamai Technologies

Intuit keeps TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Mint available and secure year-round with Akamai

Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint, serves roughly 50 million customers worldwide and must keep its financial apps fast, available and secure—especially during tax season when DNS traffic can spike threefold. Faced with growing DDoS threats and the need for 100% DNS availability as it migrates to cloud and containerized architectures, Intuit sought a scalable, resilient DNS and security solution.

Intuit partnered with Akamai, deploying Edge DNS, Prolexic Routed, Ion, Global Traffic Management, NetStorage, Download Delivery, Image & Video Manager and Site Shield, and automated DNS operations via APIs. The result: 2,000 DNS zones managed, sustained protection for 50M customers, reliable handling of peak traffic (3x spikes) with fast response times, predictable costs and a secure, scalable foundation that supports faster innovation.

Intuit

Bruce Pinsky

Distinguished Engineer of Product Infrastructure