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Resilience Across the Digital Ecosystem: Akamai Launches Managed Service for API Performance
Expert-managed API tuning delivers stronger security with less effort CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the
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[{"type":"text","content":"Expert-managed API tuning delivers stronger security with less effort\nCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, announced Managed Service for API Performance. Leveraging the APIContext platform, this service combines proactive testing, expert analysis, and customized optimization to help businesses keep their APIs fast, reliable, and compliant in today's complex digital environments.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nAs 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.\nAkamai 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.\n\"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.\"\nKey features of Managed Service for API Performance include:\n24/7 monitoring and incident responseAround-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 plansExecutive-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 guidanceAkamai analysts uncover hidden performance patterns — such as slowdowns, schema mismatches, and recurring endpoint failures — and present findings in clear, actionable reports.Comprehensive performance monitoringIdentifies geographic and network-based anomalies while validating APIs agai...