Akamai Technologies has introduced its new Akamai App platform, a turnkey solution that simplifies the deployment, management and scalability of distributed applications. This platform, based on Kubernetes Otomi technology, offers preconfigured templates that solve common challenges in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
Instead of relying on multiple departments and spending months finding, connecting and configuring the software needed to use Kubernetes, this solution automates provisioning, allowing developers to create and deploy distributed applications with just a few clicks. Reducing deployment time from months to less than an hour and providing near-instant scalability, even with growing production workloads.
“Over the last decade, developers have had to choose between accepting the complexity and increasing costs of the cloud, as well as vendor lock-in, or facing a lack of skills and greater risks if they opted for open source solutions,” he says. Francisco Arnau, regional vice president of Akamai for Spain and Portugal. “With this option, they can take full advantage of the open source ecosystem, striking a balance between hyperscale, ease of use and flexibility.”
Akamai App, designed for businesses
The Akamai App platform offers developers:
- Customizable out-of-the-box templates provide essential features for cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.
- A framework that integrates pre-configured open source projects, simplifying their implementation, management and scalability in production.
- A self-service environment for engineering teams to develop, deploy, secure, and maintain their applications.
- A catalog of templates based on industry best practices and open source tools.
The platform is designed for development and operations (DevOps) teams to use in any scaling phase. Whether they are preparing to grow, need to scale, or are already in the process, the platform accelerates time to value. It is also intended for solution integrators who want to quickly build multi-cloud solutions, value-added resellers who want to reduce Kubernetes configuration and deployment costs, and independent software vendors looking to simplify the adoption of their partners’ solutions through predefined configurations.
Akamai App solves three of the biggest challenges to adopting Kubernetes: skills, scalability, and dependency
Facilitating learning
Kubernetes is foundational in open source ecosystems, allowing organizations to build, deploy, and manage containerized applications with ease and scalability. According to CNCF’s latest annual survey, more than 60% of enterprises have adopted Kubernetes.
Despite its popularity, Kubernetes remains a challenge for DevOps teams still getting familiar with container orchestration technology. This platform helps overcome the main difficulties in current containerized environments:
- Operational simplification: Reduces the complexity of managing Kubernetes clusters through pre-configured solutions and open source tools, allowing companies to focus on their applications instead of infrastructure.
- Standardization and integration: It offers tools to ensure observability, security, secret management, CI/CD, service mesh, and cloud-native storage, creating a consistent operating environment and reducing time to market.
- True portability: Unlike other cloud providers that tie Kubernetes to their services, Akamai embraces open source solutions, encouraging workload portability and offering flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
- Advanced security and observability: It integrates advanced security and observability features, including real-time threat detection and detailed monitoring tools, maintaining security and reliability without increasing complexity or costs.
