Category Archives: edgecompute

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→

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→

How the Edge Improves Microservices

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Microservice architecture has transformed the way we develop and operate our applications. Microservices aren’t a technology or a programming language. Instead, they create a structure for designing and building applications based on the idea that the … Continue reading How the Edge Improves Microservices→

How the Edge Improves Microservices

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Microservice architecture has transformed the way we develop and operate our applications. Microservices aren’t a technology or a programming language. Instead, they create a structure for designing and building applications based on the idea that the individual functions of a website should operate independently. From this simple concept comes a multitude of benefits including: Continue reading How the Edge Improves Microservices→