Category Archives: edge computing

Platform Update: Akamai Boosts Edge Application Power, Expanding Possibilities for Developers

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Welcome to the Akamai Platform Update — two days of new capabilities and innovations across our edge technology and security product portfolios. Today, we look at our edge technology products, which include edge computing, edge delivery (CDN), and other complementary products and services that help customers drive great digital experiences. Akamai is announcing new products and capabilities as part of the Platform Update to help customers build more powerful edge applications and drive better user experiences. Continue reading Platform Update: Akamai Boosts Edge Application Power, Expanding Possibilities for Developers→

Now Available: EdgeKV Distributed Key-Value Store

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We’re excited to announce the availability of EdgeKV, a distributed key-value store database that enables EdgeWorkers to leverage data stored at the edge when deploying custom code across our serverless computing platform. This solution is fully distributed, meaning it runs in 1,400+ networks and in 135 countries. Continue reading Now Available: EdgeKV Distributed Key-Value Store→

A/B Testing, Now with EdgeKV

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Now that we’ve written the framework of our code, let’s layer in EdgeKV (EKV), our distributed key-value store database. Before getting started, we recommend downloading and installing the EdgeKV command-line interface (CLI) to use for these examples. You may also want to review the documentation of the EKV data model to better understand it. The uppermost element of our data model is the namespace, which contains groups; groups contain individual name-value pairs called items. Continue reading A/B Testing, Now with EdgeKV→

Building an A/B Test with EdgeWorkers and EdgeKV

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When paired with our new EdgeKV distributed key-value database, the Akamai EdgeWorkers serverless platform gives you the ability to do powerful things at the CDN level. One common application using these two products is an A/B test: showing users one of two variants of the same webpage to determine which page performs better. Let’s build that together. Continue reading Building an A/B Test with EdgeWorkers and EdgeKV→

Achieving Data Protection With SASE

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Data is the ultimate asset of modern business and the foundation of digital transformation. It is the currency that funds innovation and growth. Data must be protected with the utmost rigor, but it must also flow effortlessly to where it can deliver t… Continue reading Achieving Data Protection With SASE→

Innovative Ways Customers Compute on the Edge

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Moving everything closer to the edge is the key to delivering better, faster experiences to people through billions of devices around the world. The idea of edge computing isn’t new — Akamai customers have been caching content at the edge for decades, taking advantage of lower latency and heightened security. But now many companies are taking that idea further, using Akamai EdgeWorkers to deploy custom code at the edge. Continue reading Innovative Ways Customers Compute on the Edge→

Emerging Edge Computing Use Cases

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The first rule of edge compute thought leadership is don’t overuse the term edge. Over the course of my blog series on the topic, I have defined the edge, explained edge computing, and discussed the economics of edge computing. There have also been a few articles where I’ve discussed how confusing this all is for people to understand. In an effort to tie it all together, I wanted to highlight use cases where customers use Akamai’s edge platform to solve real-world problems. Continue reading Emerging Edge Computing Use Cases→