Open Source & Fully Managed: Aiven-Powered Databases on Akamai
There is virtually no application without a database in one form or another. User data and behavior, product information, and operational details all need to be stored and made available for retrieval...
View ArticleAgentic AI: How Autonomous Agents are Changing the Game
At the heart of many modern AI applications are large generative models like large language models (LLMs) or image generation models. These models are trained on enormous amounts of data and can...
View ArticleGenerative Personalization at the Edge: The Future of E‑Commerce Isn’t (Just)...
Edge computing is transforming personalization in e-commerce. The cloud is becoming the factory, not just the storefront, as personalization moves to the edge. Here’s a common scenario we see with our...
View ArticleHow Cloud Wrapper Evolved to Optimize Small-Object Caching
This blog was written in collaboration with Ulhas Math, whose expertise as a Senior Architect for Cloud Wrapper defined the architectural evolution and performance improvements outlined below. His...
View ArticleBenchmarking VPUs and GPUs for Media Workloads
Akamai Cloud recently introduced support of NETINT’s T1U Quadra video processing units (VPUs), making these powerful cards available at an hourly rate when deploying cloud virtual machines. These join...
View ArticleOur New Premium Managed Databases Plan for Resource-Intensive Workloads
Every application is unique. Some prioritize cost-efficiency. Others demand peak performance at any scale. That’s why Akamai offers flexible managed database service plans. Responding to a need from...
View ArticleKey Takeaways from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2025
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2025 wrapped up in Hyderabad last week, bringing together thousands of developers, platform engineers, and cloud native practitioners for two days of intensive learning...
View ArticleBoost EdgeWorker Observability: Set Up Logging With DataStream
Ask any developer, and they will tell you that good and timely application telemetry is essential to building, maintaining, and optimizing apps. Without proper feedback, developers are left in the dark...
View ArticleAn Inside Look at our Next Gen Object Storage Launch
It seems hard to believe, but we’re approaching 6 months since the launch of the project we’re internally calling Object Storage Gen2. In 2025, between January and June, we launched Gen2 in 8 global...
View ArticleWhy AI Systems Use Vector Databases to Improve Performance and Reduce Costs
AI training is resource-intensive. It takes massive datasets, advanced algorithms, and specialized hardware (read: costly GPUs) to teach a model how to understand language, images, or audio. But even...
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