Revolutionary AI Platform: Akamai's New Cloud Inference Cuts Costs by 86%, Triples Performance

The Evolution of AI: Unlocking Business Potential | Bobby Blumofe – Akamai

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, but recent breakthroughs in large language models (LLMs) have reshaped its role in the enterprise and consumer world. According to Bobby Blumofe, EVP and CTO at Akamai, “AI has been around for decades, but I break it down into three distinct apexes. The first apex saw AI as largely irrelevant. The second apex, around 2014–2015, marked the dawn of AI life with the advent of deep learning. …

Akamai strengthens its cloud-based and artificial intelligence strategy with the launch of Cloud Inference, a new solution designed to bring the execution of d的IA models closer to end-users. The goal is to bypass the limits of the centralized cloud by relying on Akamai Cloud's distributed infrastructure, with more than 4,100 points of presence in 130 countries. [...] The post Akamai Cloud Inference targets low latency applications for distribute…

Akamai Sharpens Its AI Edge with Launch of Akamai Cloud Inference

New service gives companies the ability to realize a 3x improvement in throughput, 60% less latency, and 86% lower cost than traditional hyperscale infrastructure Akamai today unveiled Akamai Cloud Inference,…

Akamai unveils cloud service reducing AI inference costs 86%

Akamai has launched Cloud Inference, promising businesses up to 86% cost savings and improved performance in AI workloads through its distributed cloud platform.

Akamai launches new platform for AI inference at the edge

Akamai has announced the launch of Akamai Cloud Inference, a new solution that provides tools for developers to build and run AI applications at the edge. According to Akamai, bringing data workloads closer to end users with this tool can result in 3x better throughput and reduce latency up to 2.5x. “Training an LLM is like creating a map, requiring you to gather data, analyze terrain, and plot routes,” said Adam Karon, chief operating officer a…

New service enables companies to improve throughput by three times, 60 percent less latency and 86 percent lower costs compared to traditional hyperscalers. The post Akamai improves AI applications with the introduction of Akamai Cloud Inference first appeared on IT-I-Ko.