Resilience Across the Digital Ecosystem: Akamai Launches Managed Service for API Performance
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has launched its new Managed Service for API Performance, leveraging the APIContext platform to enhance API security and performance management. The service provides 24/7 monitoring, expert analysis, and customized optimization to ensure APIs remain fast, reliable, and compliant across complex digital environments.
The comprehensive solution features continuous testing, incident response, tailored action plans, and expert guidance. Key capabilities include cloud infrastructure visibility, performance baselines, regulatory compliance monitoring, and audit-ready evidence tracking. The service is designed to support various regulatory frameworks including DORA, NIS2, MAS TRM, and SEC SCI.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) ha lanciato il nuovo Managed Service for API Performance, sfruttando la piattaforma APIContext per migliorare la sicurezza delle API e la gestione delle prestazioni. Il servizio offre monitoraggio 24/7, analisi esperte e ottimizzazione personalizzata per garantire che le API restino veloci, affidabili e conformi in ambienti digitali complessi.
La soluzione completa include test continui, gestione degli incidenti, piani d’azione su misura e orientamento di esperti. Le capacità chiave includono visibilità sull’infrastruttura cloud, baseline di prestazioni, monitoraggio della conformità normativa e tracciamento di prove pronte per l’audit. Il servizio è progettato per supportare vari quadri normativi, tra cui DORA, NIS2, MAS TRM e SEC SCI.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) ha lanzado su nuevo Managed Service for API Performance, utilizando la plataforma APIContext para mejorar la seguridad de las API y la gestión del rendimiento. El servicio ofrece monitoreo 24/7, análisis experto y optimización personalizada para garantizar que las API sigan siendo rápidas, confiables y conformes en entornos digitales complejos.
La solución integral incluye pruebas continuas, respuesta a incidentes, planes de acción a medida y orientación experta. Las capacidades clave incluyen visibilidad de la infraestructura en la nube, primitivas de rendimiento, monitoreo del cumplimiento normativo y rastreo de evidencia lista para auditoría. El servicio está diseñado para apoyar varios marcos regulatorios, incluyendo DORA, NIS2, MAS TRM y SEC SCI.
아카마이 테크놀로지스(NASDAQ: AKAM)는 새로운 API Performance 관리 서비스를 APIContext 플랫폼을 활용해 API 보안 및 성능 관리를 향상시켰습니다. 이 서비스는 24/7 모니터링, 전문가 분석 및 맞춤형 최적화를 제공하여 복잡한 디지털 환경에서 API를 빠르고 안정적으로 유지하고 규정을 준수하도록 합니다.
포괄적 솔루션은 지속적 테스트, 인시던트 대응, 맞춤형 실행 계획 및 전문가 가이드를 포함합니다. 핵심 기능으로는 클라우드 인프라 가시성, 성능 기준선, 규정 준수 모니터링 및 감사에 적합한 증거 추적이 있으며, DORA, NIS2, MAS TRM 및 SEC SCI를 포함한 다양한 규제 프레임워크를 지원하도록 설계되었습니다.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) a lancé son nouveau Managed Service for API Performance, s'appuyant sur la plateforme APIContext pour améliorer la sécurité des API et la gestion des performances. Le service propose une surveillance 24/7, une analyse experte et une optimisation personnalisée pour garantir que les API restent rapides, fiables et conformes dans des environnements numériques complexes.
La solution complète comprend des tests continus, une réponse aux incidents, des plans d’action sur mesure et des conseils d’experts. Les capacités clés incluent une visibilité de l’infrastructure cloud, des baselines de performance, une surveillance de la conformité réglementaire et un suivi des preuves prêtes pour l’audit. Le service est conçu pour prendre en charge divers cadres réglementaires, notamment DORA, NIS2, MAS TRM et SEC SCI.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) hat seinen neuen Managed Service for API Performance eingeführt und nutzt die Plattform APIContext, um die Sicherheit von APIs und das Leistungsmanagement zu verbessern. Der Dienst bietet 24/7-Überwachung, Expertenanalysen und eine maßgeschneiderte Optimierung, um sicherzustellen, dass APIs in komplexen digitalen Umgebungen schnell, zuverlässig und konform bleiben.
Die umfassende Lösung umfasst kontinuierliche Tests, Incident Response, maßgeschneiderte Handlungspläne und fachkundige Anleitung. Zu den Kernfunktionen gehören Sichtbarkeit der Cloud-Infrastruktur, Leistungs-Baselines, Überwachung der regulatorischen Konformität und audit-ready Beweisspuren. Der Service ist darauf ausgelegt, verschiedene regulatorische Rahmenwerke wie DORA, NIS2, MAS TRM und SEC SCI zu unterstützen.
أكاماي تكنولوجيز (ناسداك: AKAM) أطلقت خدمتها الجديدة Managed Service for API Performance، مستفيدة من منصة APIContext للتحسين من أمان واجهات برمجة التطبيقات وإدارة الأداء. يوفر الخدمة مراقبة على مدار الساعة وتحليلاً خبِرياً وتحسيناً مخصصاً لضمان بقاء واجهات API سريعة وموثوقة ومتوافقة في بيئات رقمية معقدة.
تتضمن الحلول الشاملة اختبارات مستمرة، استجابة للحوادث، خطط عمل مخصصة وتوجيهات خبراء. تشمل القدرات الرئيسية رؤية لبنية السحابة، خطوط أساس الأداء، رصد الامتثال التنظيمي وتتبع الأدلة القابلة للمراجعة. التصميم يدعم أطر تنظيمية متعددة بما في ذلك DORA و NIS2 و MAS TRM و SEC SCI.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) 已推出其新的 Managed Service for API Performance，利用 APIContext 平台来提升 API 的安全性与性能管理。该服务提供7x24小时监控、专业分析和定制优化，确保 API 在复杂数字环境中保持快速、可靠并符合要求。
该全方位解决方案具备持续测试、事件响应、量身定制的行动计划和专家指导。主要能力包括云基础设施可见性、性能基线、合规监控以及可审计证据追踪。服务设计用于支持包括 DORA、NIS2、MAS TRM 和 SEC SCI 在内的多种监管框架。
- Launch of comprehensive API performance management service addressing critical business needs
- 24/7 monitoring and expert incident response capabilities
- Support for multiple regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements
- Enhanced visibility across multicloud environments and infrastructure
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Akamai's new managed API service addresses critical business need for enhanced API performance with expert oversight and compliance capabilities.
Akamai's new Managed Service for API Performance represents a strategic expansion of their service portfolio that addresses a critical gap in the digital ecosystem. As businesses increasingly rely on APIs as foundational components of their digital infrastructure, the complexity of maintaining performance, security, and compliance has grown exponentially. What makes this announcement significant is the comprehensive approach to API management across the entire lifecycle.
The service's 24/7 monitoring capabilities with expert-led incident response addresses one of the most challenging aspects of API management – the constant need for vigilance across global deployments. By incorporating synthetic testing that validates against OpenAPI specifications, Akamai is enabling organizations to identify issues before they impact end users, which is substantially more valuable than reactive monitoring.
Particularly noteworthy is the regulatory compliance focus. With frameworks like DORA, NIS2, MAS TRM, and SEC SCI imposing strict requirements on digital infrastructure, the ability to demonstrate API conformance with tamper-proof audit trails addresses a significant pain point for organizations in regulated industries. This feature alone could drive substantial adoption in financial services and critical infrastructure sectors where compliance failures carry significant penalties.
The partnership with APIContext as the launch partner suggests Akamai is leveraging specialized expertise rather than building everything in-house. This approach typically accelerates time-to-market while ensuring domain expertise, though it sometimes creates integration challenges long-term.
Most compelling is how this service fits into the broader industry trend of treating infrastructure resilience as a business imperative rather than just a technical concern. By connecting API performance directly to business outcomes and customer experience, Akamai is positioning this service as a strategic investment rather than a technical utility.
Expert-managed API tuning delivers stronger security with less effort
As enterprises increasingly depend on APIs to deliver mission-critical services across platforms, ensuring their performance has never been more important — or more challenging. Unlike traditional system monitoring, APIs require specialized oversight to manage workflows, authentication protocols, compliance requirements, and global infrastructure.
Akamai Managed Service for API Performance directly addresses these challenges. The service continuously tests, monitors, and guides API environments to ensure uptime, speed, and adherence to standards — even across multicloud or hybrid deployments.
"APIs are now the heartbeat of business. Keeping them fast, resilient, and standards-aligned is a competitive advantage," said Patrick Sullivan, CTO of Security Strategy at Akamai. "With Akamai Managed Service for API Performance, users gain a partner dedicated to anticipating issues, accelerating response, and optimizing performance across the digital ecosystem."
Key features of Managed Service for API Performance include:
- 24/7 monitoring and incident response
Around-the-clock synthetic testing and expert incident validation ensure APIs stay operational and efficient. Built for global scale, the service supports IT staff augmentation and delivers critical service assurance. - Tailored action plans
Executive-level reporting highlights API health metrics, performance trends, and business impact. Recommendations evolve with changing environments, refining everything from alert sensitivity to workflow design. - Expert guidance
Akamai analysts uncover hidden performance patterns — such as slowdowns, schema mismatches, and recurring endpoint failures — and present findings in clear, actionable reports. - Comprehensive performance monitoring
Identifies geographic and network-based anomalies while validating APIs against OpenAPI specs and regulatory benchmarks. Synthetic checks run continuously, triggering immediate alerts and expert-led investigations for any interruptions. - Cloud and infrastructure visibility
Monitors multicloud environments, DNS and SSL configurations, and the full internet delivery chain to pinpoint bottlenecks from source to user. - Performance and compliance baselines
Establishes benchmarks for API health and integrates seamlessly with existing performance monitoring tools, enabling better correlation and insight across observability stacks. - Built for regulatory frameworks
APIContext monitors both performance and conformance, ensuring APIs meet the availability, latency, and other requirements set by DORA,NIS2 , MAS TRM, SEC SCI, and other financial and critical infrastructure regulations. - Audit-ready evidence
Every synthetic call is logged with full traceability, producing a tamper-proof record of uptime, response integrity, and standards adherence — giving compliance officers defensible proof during audits or regulator inquiries.
"With resilience requirements becoming more prominent, uptime is now a business imperative," said Mayur Upadhyaya, CEO of APIContext, the offering launch partner. "APIs sit at the heart of digital services, and their performance directly shapes customer experience and digital experience alike. Working with Akamai, we're enabling enterprises to meet these demands with confidence."
Akamai expands its API security capabilities with this new managed service to provide not just protection — but proactive performance optimization. Organizations can now offload the burden of continuous API tuning to Akamai's experts, ensuring better business outcomes and user experiences.
About Akamai
Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. Our market-leading security solutions, superior threat intelligence, and global operations team provide defense in depth to safeguard enterprise data and applications everywhere. Akamai's full-stack cloud computing solutions deliver performance and affordability on the world's most distributed platform. Global enterprises trust Akamai to provide the industry-leading reliability, scale, and expertise they need to grow their business with confidence. Learn more at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on X and LinkedIn.
About APIContext
APIContext offers end-to-end monitoring for APIs, applications, and AI infrastructure, empowering enterprises to build resilience by optimizing performance, mitigating risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering exceptional product experiences. More information is available at apicontext.com.
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