Akamai Boosts Edge Application Power, Expanding Possibilities for Developers

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Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) announced significant enhancements to its EdgeWorkers serverless edge compute solution, aimed at improving digital experiences. These include increased flexibility for developers with new resource tiers offering free usage for 60 million EdgeWorkers events monthly. EdgeKV facilitates high-availability data access at the edge, previously used for geolocation compliance. Furthermore, API Acceleration optimizes performance for API traffic, reflecting a 53% increase in API requests delivered in 2020. These innovations are set to boost application development and user experience at the edge.

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• Increased flexibility for EdgeWorkers with new resource tiers and free usage for 60 million events monthly.
• Introduction of EdgeKV for high-availability, low-latency data access at the edge.
• API Acceleration offers enhanced performance, reflecting a 53% year-over-year increase in API requests.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's most trusted solution for protecting and delivering digital experiences, today announces powerful enhancements designed to enable Akamai customers to create and deliver even more exceptional user experiences at the edge.

Since its introduction, Akamai's EdgeWorkers serverless edge compute solution has empowered developers to build and deliver digital experiences from Akamai's platform of unparalleled scale, worldwide. With the latest release, Akamai gives developers even richer capabilities and greater control at the edge.

New Akamai edge platform enhancements include:

More flexibility for EdgeWorkers, making it even easier for developers to deploy code at the edge. New resource tiers offer developers a choice by packaging CPU and memory, along with commensurate pricing options, to best fit their needs. The two tiers — Basic Compute for applications requiring lower CPU and memory consumption, and Dynamic Compute for those applications demanding higher levels — include free usage for a combined 60 million EdgeWorkers events per month, up to 30 million per tier.

EdgeKV provides high-availability, low-latency access to data for custom code at the edge. EdgeKV is a globally distributed key-value store that simplifies and accelerates database functions for edge applications. There is no complex query language, and it supports a wide range of data types. As an example, a sports and entertainment company has implemented EdgeKV with EdgeWorkers to perform complex geolocation calculations. The capability maps users' longitude and latitude coordinates in relation to state borders, helping to ensure compliance of their service with local laws. 

API Acceleration, Akamai's newest delivery offering specifically optimized for API traffic, provides increased reliability and performance at scale. As API-intensive applications have become increasingly popular, API traffic has exploded. In 2020, Akamai delivered more than 300 trillion API requests — a 53% year-over-year increase. API acceleration uses special-purpose hardware, reserved capacity, and prioritized routing to help ensure API transactions are completed successfully.

"Since introducing EdgeWorkers, we have been inspired by the creative ways customers are using the Akamai Intelligent Edge to deliver amazing user experiences. With this latest platform release, we hope to accelerate this innovation by giving developers the ability to build truly transformative applications at the edge," said Lelah Manz, senior vice president, Edge Technology Group, Akamai. "We know that we're just scratching the surface and can't wait to see what new ideas take shape using EdgeWorkers and the Akamai platform."

For more information about EdgeWorkers and to take advantage of the free evaluation tier, please visit the EdgeWorkers Developer site.

About Akamai
Akamai secures and delivers digital experiences for the world's largest companies. Akamai's intelligent edge platform surrounds everything, from the enterprise to the cloud, so customers and their businesses can be fast, smart, and secure. Top brands globally rely on Akamai to help them realize competitive advantage through agile solutions that extend the power of their multi-cloud architectures. Akamai keeps decisions, apps, and experiences closer to users than anyone — and attacks and threats far away. Akamai's portfolio of edge security, web and mobile performance, enterprise access, and video delivery solutions is supported by unmatched customer service, analytics, and 24/7/365 monitoring. To learn why the world's top brands trust Akamai, visit www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai on Twitter. You can find our global contact information at www.akamai.com/locations.

Contact:
Chris Nicholson 
Akamai Media Relations 
+1 617-444-2987 
cnichols@akamai.com

Tom Barth 
Akamai Investor Relations 
+1 617-274-7130 
tbarth@akamai.com

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FAQ

What enhancements has Akamai made to its EdgeWorkers solution?

Akamai introduced new resource tiers for EdgeWorkers, providing more flexibility and offering free usage for 60 million events monthly.

What is EdgeKV and how will it benefit developers?

EdgeKV provides high-availability, low-latency access to data at the edge, simplifying database functions for edge applications.

How much API traffic did Akamai deliver in 2020?

Akamai delivered over 300 trillion API requests in 2020, marking a 53% year-over-year increase.

What does the API Acceleration feature do?

API Acceleration enhances reliability and performance for API traffic, utilizing special-purpose hardware and prioritized routing.

When was this announcement made?

The announcement was made on June 15, 2021.