Akamai Launches Configuration Manager For Application Acceleration

Akamai Technologies has further extended the time-to-value benefit of its Web Application Accelerator managed service with the general availability of Configuration Manager, a new tool used to simplify the configuration of application-specific optimisations.

Configuration Manager provides access to all the flexible application delivery options for the Akamai Web Application Accelerator service through an easy-to-use interface enabling users to quickly configure and add new Web-enabled applications to be delivered using the Akamai Platform.

Included as an extension of Configuration Manager is Akamai’s real-world integrated staging environment for testing of configuration changes made prior to production deployment. By testing application configuration changes on Akamai’s staging environment, the risks associated with live testing are greatly reduced. Furthermore, the need to purchase and manage additional infrastructure for pre-production test environments is eliminated.

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Sanjay Singh, managing director – India, Akamai Technologies, said, "With Configuration Manager, we’ve further extended our time-to-value advantage for accelerating enterprise applications such as SAP, Oracle and Microsoft by simplifying the application configuration and integration process. We’ve also created the Akamai application staging network where customers can test configuration changes with full version control and at no additional cost, ensuring their end users are not adversely affected when changes go live."

Configuration Manager is generally available today and at no additional cost to Akamai’s Web Application Accelerator customers. Akamai Professional Services packages are available to customers opting for complete turnkey application integration, testing and tuning.