Compute

In our journey of integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with traditional APIs, we’ve seen how prompts become the new “API docs,” describing what a tool can do. It all sounds wonderfully simple at first. You give the LLM access to some tools, describe them, and voilà, you have an intelligent agent! But as many of […]

LLMs interact differently. Instead of just checking data against a schema, an LLM reads a description in plain language about what a tool or another system can do. As a developer, I have to expose the information that a calling LLM can read, consume, and ultimately use to understand how to operate my interface. You […]

As of June 12, 2025, the active version of the Linode Terraform Provider is v3.0.0. This is an upgrade from version 2 of the provider, with version 3 supporting future product and feature releases on the Akamai Cloud platform. The current version of the provider can be viewed on the Terraform Registry Linode page. Changes […]

Kubernetes is a platform for building platforms. However, Kubernetes platform engineering initiatives aren’t always a guarantee for success. Plus, there’s a good chance of exceeding the initial budgets. Why? Because building Kubernetes-based platforms is not an easy task!  Platform engineering involves a wide range of tools and technologies that can be overwhelming and time-consuming to […]

Getting different software systems to talk to each other is a classic challenge for developers. For years, we used APIs with well-defined rules to make this happen. But now, large language models (LLMs) are changing the game, offering a new way for systems to interact based on understanding language, not just strict formats. This opens […]

Modern enterprise applications require a robust, scalable, and secure networking infrastructure. The rise of microservices architectures, global user bases, and data-intensive workloads has fundamentally changed what organizations need from their Kubernetes networking layer. Many enterprises running Kubernetes in production cite networking as a challenge, with connection limitations frequently reported as a barrier to scaling applications. […]

During KubeCon in Salt Lake City 2024, we announced the availability of Akamai App Platform in public Beta. Since then, we’ve focused on reducing operational overhead for platform teams while continuing to deliver on our promise: enabling developers with a structured yet flexible environment to efficiently build, deploy, and manage containerized applications.  Beta users may […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]