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Maddie Presland

Comparing Video Processing Units (VPUs), GPUs, and CPUs

May 14, 2025
by Maddie Presland
More users than ever subscribe to on-demand media streaming and engage with live streaming video over the internet, rather than broadcast television. This shift has led the need for highly-specialized technology to support performance-critical media transcoding and OTT streaming functionalities.  We recently launched Accelerated Compute, our new compute solution that provides access to application-specific integrated […]
Compute
Headshot of P. Pushkar

Introducing Linode Interfaces: Better Network Management (Open Beta)

May 13, 2025
by Prasoon Pushkar
We’re excited to announce the beta for Linode Interfaces, a better way to manage networking for your compute instances.  This new approach improves the legacy configuration profile-based interface and gives you direct, visible control over your instance’s network interfaces. With Linode Interfaces, what you see in the API matches what’s actually deployed, routing is more […]
Networking
Maddie Presland

Creating A Clear Cloud with Account Service Limits and Quotas

May 8, 2025
by Maddie Presland
Check Object Storage account usage and limits with quotas, now available in open beta.
Linode
Maddie Presland

Secure Your Data with Automated Local Compute Disk & Block Storage Volume Encryption

May 5, 2025
by Maddie Presland
As part of our mission to build the leading cloud for developers to create and scale applications, we’re continuing to add free intuitive features and products to secure your cloud resources. Our new Local Disk Encryption feature is the latest compute feature that we are gradually rolling out to all of our core compute regions. […]
Compute
Vineeth Varughese

Distributed AI Inference: Strategies for Success

May 2, 2025
by Vineeth Varughese
As AI models continue to evolve into operational cornerstones for enterprises, real-time inference has emerged as a critical engine driving this transformation. The demand for instantaneous, decision-ready AI insights is surging, with AI agents – rapidly becoming the vanguard of inference – poised for explosive adoption. Industry forecasts suggest a tipping point, with over half […]
Compute
Maddie Presland

Optimize Application Performance Across Germany with New Berlin Distributed Region

May 1, 2025
by Maddie Presland
Decreasing round trip time is crucial for latency-sensitive applications so end users can experience as close to real-time interaction as possible. In some use cases, that performance is not just a perk; it’s expected for real-time gaming, media live streaming, and mission-critical software applications. Akamai’s Distributed Compute Regions provide access to highly performant, cost-effective cloud […]
Compute
Pavel Despot

Portability and Developer Control: 5 Key Takeaways from NAB 2025

Apr 25, 2025
by Pavel Despot
Reducing infrastructure costs without sacrificing application performance is more important for media and streaming companies than ever before… and this is what everyone was talking about at NAB April 5-9. Believe it or not, this was actually equal to the AI buzz! While running demos and talking to customers at Akamai’s lounge each day, I […]
Compute
Maddie Presland

Capture, Replicate, Deploy: Image Service Upgrades Now Available

Apr 24, 2025
by Maddie Presland
As your application scales, the manual toil of setting up and configuring a compute instance should evolve from a task to an automated pipeline. Images are a cornerstone to that pipeline, making it easy to capture and deploy the latest version of your golden image across multiple instances. We’ve made some recent improvements to our […]
Compute
Maddie Presland

Set Up Private Networking in Distributed Compute Regions with VPC

Apr 15, 2025
by Maddie Presland
Since we initially launched Distributed Compute Regions in 2024, some of our largest customers have leveraged these smaller cloud computing sites to bring applications as close to end users as possible, especially during surges in app usage. Now, distributed regions are even better with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) capabilities, allowing customers to place their performance-sensitive […]
Networking
Maddie Presland

Cloud for the Streaming Era: Introducing Accelerated Compute

Apr 3, 2025
by Maddie Presland
Media streaming is here to stay. The $100 billion segment of the media industry has rapidly flipped its stance in the media landscape. Just over a decade ago, online streaming was a niche way to binge TV shows on your computer. Now, it’s the primary way that households consume both entertainment and essential information. A […]
Compute
Hana Jeddy

Production-Grade K8s without Complexity: Introducing LKE-Enterprise

Mar 31, 2025
by Hana Jeddy
Today marks an exciting milestone as we announce the availability of Linode Kubernetes Engine – Enterprise (LKE-E), our new solution designed specifically for organizations running large-scale containerized workloads in production environments. Enterprise Kubernetes Made Simple Since we launched Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE), we’ve helped developers and their organizations deploy and manage containerized applications with improved […]
Containers (Kubernetes, Docker)
David Eisenbacher

Securing Video Contribution Feeds with Akamai’s Distributed Cloud & CDN

Mar 28, 2025
by David Eisenbacher
EZDRM is an independent software vendor (ISV) in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program. Have you ever wondered whether video contribution feeds, which deliver live or pre-recorded content from creators to broadcasters and streaming platforms, need to be delivered over satellite or dedicated landline links? With increasingly powerful CDN connectivity, standards-based security resources, and distributed […]
Compute