Introduction to Akamai Kona Site Defender
Akamai Kona Site Defender's DataStream solution offers an innovative way to log data at scale and monitor the performance of edge compute, DNS, and content delivery systems. This tool provides agile performance monitoring in near real-time by gathering critical log data within minutes of activity and streaming it from Akamai's global edge platform to your chosen endpoints. With low-latency data access, you can quickly identify and resolve issues such as traffic degradations, bottlenecks, and potential security threats. Moreover, this solution empowers you with valuable, actionable insights that enable informed decision-making and drive continuous improvement in your applications and infrastructure management.
DataStream's Functionality and Benefits
DataStream simplifies the process of setting up log data collection by allowing easy configuration and activation with your applications or APIs. It efficiently collects log data from your property's edge activity and sends it to Akamai's data collection systems for further processing. The streamlining feature ensures that logs are uploaded to your preferred endpoints within minutes of activity, providing real-time visibility into your edge compute, DNS, and delivery performance. By optimizing the retrieval, storage, and analysis of raw log data, you can continuously monitor and enhance your application's performance and overall user experience.
Key Features of DataStream
DataStream offers several key features that enhance performance monitoring and optimization. These features include the ability to consistently access log data at scale, investigate edge compute, DNS, and delivery issues with actionable insights, and stay agile with real-time performance monitoring. Additionally, DataStream allows you to analyze the edge platform from flexible endpoints, providing insights for edge compute, DNS, and delivery performance with support for third-party endpoint integrations and log analysis tools.
DataStream's Advanced Capabilities
By continuously pushing comprehensive log data to public cloud endpoints and analytics providers, DataStream ensures that you have low-latency access to log data within minutes of activity on the Akamai edge network. The solution also offers third-party integrations that support log delivery to popular analytics tools, including public cloud options like AWS S3, Microsoft Azure Blob, Hydrolix TrafficPeak, Splunk, Datadog, and others, enhancing the versatility and compatibility of the platform.
DataStream Use Cases
DataStream addresses common challenges related to near real-time edge performance monitoring, large event monitoring, business intelligence, and trends analysis. Whether you need to manage applications and infrastructure, implement optimizations, or monitor edge compute, DNS, and delivery health, DataStream provides the necessary log data to help you identify, troubleshoot, and resolve potential issues efficiently.