Nov 11, 2022 — Akamai Direct Connect 1.1

This release adds support for App Performance Solution products and it provides the option to use or not use the internet for failover.

Added product support with Akamai Direct Connect 1.1 includes;

For additional product support information, see products supported for use with Akamai Direct Connect.

Optional failover to public transit (internet)

Akamai Direct Connect 1.1 offers optional failover to the internet. When the internet is used for failover, requests are routed through the internet only when all Direct Connect routes to the origin are unavailable.

For more information, see Failover to public transit.

Additional information

Additional information covering deployment options, bandwidth planning and maintenance is also provided.