# Integrating Akamas

Akamas provides the following areas of integration with your ecosystem, which may apply or not depending on whether you are running [live optimization studies](https://docs.akamas.io/akamas-docs/3.1.2/akamas-reference/glossary/live-optimization-studies) or [offline optimization studies](https://docs.akamas.io/akamas-docs/3.1.2/akamas-reference/glossary/offline-optimization-study):

* **Telemetry Providers** tools providing time series for metrics of interest for the system to be optimized (see also [Telemetry Providers](https://docs.akamas.io/akamas-docs/3.1.2/akamas-reference/glossary/telemetry-providers)) - this integration applies to both offline and live optimization studies;
* **Configuration Management** tools providing the ability to set tunable parameters for the system to be optimized - this integration applies to both offline and live optimization studies;
* **Value Stream Delivery** tools to implement a continuous optimization process as part of a CI/CD pipeline - this integration applies to both offline and live optimization studies;
* **Load Testing** tools used to reproduce a synthetic workload on the system to be optimized; notice that these tools may also act as Telemetry Providers (e.g. for end-user metrics) - this integration only applies to offline optimization studies. 

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These integrations may require some setup on both the tool and the Akamas side and may also involve defining workflows and making use of workflow operators.   &#x20;