Proven F5 to Akamai Migrations by Senior Engineers
Migrating F5 BIG-IP to Akamai App & API Protector is a well-understood project. Our senior engineers assess your ASM rulesets and L7 routing, then execute a fixed-scope migration in 2-3 months.
The lowest-cost way off F5 BIG-IP: our migration tooling automates the repetitive work —you pay senior engineers for judgment, not keystrokes.
How we support F5 BIG-IP → Akamai App & API Protector after migration
- ✓Fixed-scope migration with 2 senior engineers
- ✓Legacy F5 stays vendor-supported during transition
- ✓Third-party support covers most issues if lapse occurs
- ✓40-70% savings on legacy platform renewals
- ✓24/7 US-based post-migration support
- ✓Managed Akamai Edge Security & CDN optimization
Rising Infrastructure Costs
Escalating physical datacenter costs are pushing you toward cloud-edge security. Your F5 BIG-IP appliances require colocation space, power, and cooling—Akamai eliminates that overhead.
ASM Performance Constraints
Under heavy traffic, F5 ASM performance bottlenecks cause latency and dropped requests. Moving WAF and traffic management to Akamai's edge scales globally without hardware limits.
iRules Technical Debt
Custom TCL iRules are hard to maintain and block modernization. Our engineers translate complex iRules into clean Akamai rule sets, removing the legacy lock-in.
F5 BIG-IP → Akamai App & API Protector migration — your questions answered
How do you handle complex F5 iRules during migration?+
We translate standard ASM policies and L7 routing rules into Akamai's rule engine. For iRules that handle authentication, session stickiness, or traffic steering, our senior engineers analyze the logic and rebuild that functionality in native Akamai constructs. The result is a clean, maintainable configuration without hard-to-support TCL code.
What about intranet-only apps that aren't exposed externally?+
If the application is only accessible internally, we design a phased connectivity approach. Traffic routes first through your existing F5 while we test Akamai's edge configuration. Once validated, we enable the public Akamai endpoint and scale down the internal F5. No forced cutover—you control the timeline.
What happens if my F5 support contract lapses mid-migration?+
If your F5 vendor renewal lapses, our third-party support covers most operational issues on the legacy platform (e.g., break-fix, configuration changes). It does not include vendor patches or full vendor-level support. We recommend keeping your vendor contract active during migration to avoid any gaps.
Can you migrate custom F5 APM login portals?+
Yes. We migrate custom APM login portals by decomposing the authentication logic and session handling into Akamai's identity connectors or a lightweight proxy. Your users experience the same login flow, now delivered from the edge.
Ready to Move from F5 to Akamai? Start with an Assessment
Once your migration is complete, we offer Managed Akamai Edge Security & CDN Performance Optimization to keep your applications fast, secure, and always available. Let our team handle the ongoing edge configuration, monitoring, and tuning so you can focus on your business.