Partnering with Microsoft on Hackathon 2020 and Saving the Planet

During the week of July 27, thousands of participants from around the globe participated in the Microsoft 2020 Hackathon. In its seventh year — and this year, fully virtual — the annual worldwide event brings Microsoft employees and interns together to drum up new ideas, create change, and make a global difference. Microsoft invited a few key customers, like Akamai, to participate. Continue reading Partnering with Microsoft on Hackathon 2020 and Saving the Planet

Partnering with Microsoft on Hackathon 2020 and Saving the Planet

During the week of July 27, thousands of participants from around the globe participated in the Microsoft 2020 Hackathon. In its seventh year — and this year, fully virtual — the annual worldwide event brings Microsoft employees and interns together … Continue reading Partnering with Microsoft on Hackathon 2020 and Saving the Planet

We Love Our Customers!

Here in the States, we often get our dry cleaning returned on hangers that say "We Love Our Customers." I once inadvertently brought one into the office (back in the day), and our team displayed it prominently on a shelf, because it’s true. Meeting with customers is the best part of my job here at Akamai. And while there is no substitute for meeting in person, speaking with customers online works well too. That is why I jumped at the opportunity to participate in the Edge Live Americas Virtual Summit to interview one of our customers. Continue reading We Love Our Customers!

Greening the Digital Economy

COVID-19 and related quarantine protocols have pushed the world even more online than it already was. Global energy consumption for all things digital has been increasing by about 9% per year between 2015 and 2020, and is tracking to be responsible for about 8% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by 2025, according to the Shift Project. In fact, digital activities in 2020 are estimated to emit as much CO2 as the whole of the Middle East did in 2017. Continue reading Greening the Digital Economy