Episode

Edge-forward: Akamai eyes sweet spot between centralized & decentralized AI inference

Podcast: The New Stack Podcast
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Duration seconds: 1322
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Summary

At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026, Lena Hall and Thorsten Hans of Akamai outlined how the company is evolving from a CDN provider into a developer-focused cloud platform for AI. Akamai’s strategy centers on low-latency, distributed computing, combining managed Kubernetes, serverless functions, and a distributed AI inference platform to support modern workloads.