Dataweavers Arc for Optimizely is a fully managed Platform Operations solution and Rendering Host for Optimizely Headless. Arc supports both Optimizely SaaS CMS and traditional Optimizely CMS, as well as hybrid environments, and is hosted in your Azure environment. With end-to-end DevOps automation and robust security, Arc handles everything from deployment and monitoring to scaling, Graph connectivity, search enablement, caching, and performance tuning. This allows your team to focus on creating innovative digital experiences without worrying about infrastructure, performance, or security risks. Designed for speed, resilience, and reliability, Arc transforms a typical Next.js head on Optimizely into a powerful, enterprise-grade solution with guaranteed performance, security, and uptime. 

Dataweavers Arc seamlessly integrates with the core Optimizely ecosystem, supporting key products for both headless and traditional environments: 

• Optimizely CMS SaaS – Optimizely’s flagship headless CMS, built for enterprise and mid-market customers seeking a flexible, cloud-native solution. 

• Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) – A proven and robust platform for managing content across multiple channels, designed to support complex digital experiences. 

• Optimizely Graph – Provides Graph API endpoints essential for CMS SaaS, self-hosted, or Optimizely PaaS environments, powering efficient, data-driven interactions in headless deployments. 

If you’re on a journey to headless, Arc is the Platform Operations foundation designed to accelerate and support your transition with reliability and ease. 

While SaaS providers like Vercel and Netlify focus exclusively on front-end hosting, they leave many operational and backend gaps that enterprises need to fill themselves. For large organizations with complex integrations and high security requirements, a self-hosted and fully integrated solution is often essential. 
 
Dataweavers Arc  is purpose-built for enterprises and compliance-focused organizations. Unlike typical front-end-only services, Arc delivers full Platform Operations directly within your Azure tenant, providing a secure, end-to-end solution. Key advantages include: 

• End-to-End Management: Arc provides 24/7 monitoring, automated scaling, proactive issue resolution, and regular security updates, so your team can stay focused on innovation rather than infrastructure maintenance. 

• Enhanced DevOps: Arc includes automated deployment pipelines, testing, and monitoring, allowing for seamless, reliable deployments across both the head front end and CMS backend. 

• Compliance Alignment: Arc operates entirely within your Azure tenant, ensuring full compliance with data residency, security, and internal standards, making it ideal for regulated industries. 

In short, Arc goes beyond a basic front-end service to offer a fully managed, enterprise-grade solution that integrates seamlessly with your organization’s needs. 

Dataweavers is a dedicated, niche-focused expert organization and trusted ISV partner, providing solutions to drive DXP automation and management, including Dataweavers Arc for Optimizely, hosted directly within your Azure tenant. With certified developers and decades of combined DXP expertise, Dataweavers brings a seamless experience to managing hundreds of websites that collectively serve over 2 billion page views annually. Known for passing rigorous security audits, Dataweavers is the only dedicated in-your-tenant platform operations provider for Optimizely headless. 

Arc offers a safe, predictable, and cost-effective path for your headless journey. Whether you’re extending an existing Optimizely CMS deployment or starting fresh with Optimizely CMS SaaS, Arc provides the essential “glue” that makes everything work together smoothly. 

With a best-practice ecosystem, Arc provides a reliable, automated approach that gets your CMS and rendering host fully operational faster, with complete visibility across your digital platform. Arc streamlines development and workflows, strengthens compliance, and drives continuous innovation. It also simplifies the integration of SaaS and PaaS applications, reducing risks and making technology transitions seamless. In short, Arc lets you focus on growth and innovation, knowing your platform is stable, compliant, and future-ready. 

Azure is Microsoft’s public cloud platform, offering a comprehensive suite of services, including Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and managed database solutions. These services enable businesses to build, deploy, and manage applications through Microsoft’s global network of data centers, providing scalable and secure infrastructure for a wide range of digital needs. 

Arc enhances performance with advanced multi-region deployments, auto-scaling, and load balancing, keeping your site responsive even during peak traffic. We deliver a highly tuned CDN and caching layer within the stack, including image optimization, to accelerate load times. High availability is ensured with active monitoring, performance tuning, and secure-by-default configurations to maintain optimal uptime.

Yes, Arc automates essential operations such as deployments, monitoring, scaling, and backups, minimizing the need for manual processes. This high level of automation reduces human error, speeds up deployment, and ensures consistent performance across environments, providing a reliable and efficient platform experience.

Arc offers flexible support levels tailored to your needs, starting with 8x5 support with 24x7 P1 coverage and 99.9% uptime, up to full 24x7 P1, P2, P3, and P4 support with 99.99% uptime. Unlike solutions that only support the frontend, Arc manages your entire stack—from the backend Sitecore platform and infrastructure to the frontend experience. Our team provides proactive incident management, continuous monitoring, and dedicated support to keep your Optimizely headless solution environment secure, highly available, and performing at its best. 

Arc prioritizes security with a multi-layered protection model, including Web Application Firewalls (WAF), DDoS and bot protection, and strict access controls, all designed to ensure compliance with data protection standards and robust defense for your digital assets. Integration with the head application can also be configured within your firewall-controlled environment, preventing exposure of critical business APIs and line-of-business systems to external threats. This approach safeguards your platform from every angle, keeping your operations secure and compliant. 

Hosting Optimizely’s front end in your Azure tenancy provides full control over data residency, compliance, and alignment with enterprise policies while ensuring streamlined, secure integrations. Arc enhances this setup by combining Azure’s scalability and security with Dataweavers’ expertise in infrastructure, DevOps, and security optimization for Digital Experience Platforms. This approach delivers high performance, reliability, and seamless alignment with your organization’s standards. 

Arc’s streamlined onboarding process for a greenfield implementation with Optimizely CMS SaaS typically gets you fully operational within 10 to 15 days, including team enablement. If you’re on a self-hosted Optimizely CMS, we recommend starting with Dataweavers Fusion for Optimizely to optimize your platform, then adding Arc for headless support—ensuring your entire ecosystem is ready and fully upgraded. 

Arc is designed to meet or exceed industry standards, including GDPR, HIPAA, and APRA. It offers robust compliance features such as data encryption, detailed audit logs, role-based access controls, and continuous patching. This allows you to focus on innovation while Arc takes care of your compliance and security needs, ensuring your platform is always aligned with regulatory requirements. 

Arc provides continuous improvement to keep your platform at peak performance. Our team actively monitors performance metrics and periodically applies updates with the latest Azure and Optimizely enhancements, ensuring your environment remains optimized, secure, and future-ready. 

No, CMS migrations to other platform vendors are typically handled by digital agencies. Our focus is on delivering a robust platform operations solution that empowers clients to maximize their existing Digital Experience Platform (DXP) or extend to new capabilities within their current vendor ecosystem.

We fully support hybrid environments within Optimizely, enabling clients to start headless on Optimizely CMS or leverage Optimizely SaaS capabilities, all while running their current Optimizely CMS stack on the same underlying infrastructure. Arc allows these environments to operate seamlessly in parallel, providing a smooth and reliable path for clients looking to modernize their approach.