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Short session examining how organisations are reconsidering AI deployment locations as the technology accelerates, exploring how edge-based AI is transforming cloud design, application performance, and data governance.

Exploring how rising user expectations from consumer applications are compelling enterprises to modernise their UX delivery through distributed cloud and edge computing to achieve real-time, intelligent experiences.

A simulcast of the Akamai EMEA session with Bryan Glick (Computer Weekly), exploring the shift from AI experimentation to practical deployment in 2026. Covers four key predictions shaping cloud and AI's future, balancing innovation with measurable business value.

John Bradshaw discusses whether AI's competitive advantage in 2026 lies in model size or infrastructure placement, and how financial scrutiny is refining rather than slowing adoption, pushing intelligence toward edge infrastructure for improved performance and cost efficiency.

Video companion to the Tech Talks Daily podcast episode. John Bradshaw examines where AI inference should live in 2026, exploring the shift from centralised cloud training to distributed edge inference.

On-demand session with Computer Weekly's Bryan Glick examining the shift from AI experimentation to practical deployment in 2026, covering four key predictions around inference, edge computing, trusted workflows, and hybrid architectures.

Featured in the inaugural issue of SDxCentral Magazine, covering AI inferencing, edge computing, and the evolving cloud landscape in 2026.

On-demand webinar with Retail Gazette exploring how retailers are modernising cloud and edge strategies to enhance performance and customer experience, covering AI for digital channel stability and intelligent cloud-edge blending for omnichannel optimisation.

DCD's Edge Computing broadcast channel is renamed to reflect the convergence of edge computing and AI inference, signalling a broader industry shift toward distributed intelligence at the network edge.

John Bradshaw, Field CTO Cloud EMEA at Akamai, explains why 2026 is shaping up to be the breakout year for AI inferencing — the process of putting trained models to work — and why the market remains wide open for challengers to hyperscaler dominance.

Data Center Dynamics profiles Untold Studios, the cloud-native VFX production company that has operated entirely on cloud infrastructure since 2018. John Bradshaw comments on Akamai's GPU-accelerated cloud offering for video processing and the unique location requirements of VFX workloads.

Edge-native applications represent a computing approach where data processing occurs at network endpoints closer to end users rather than in centralised cloud data centres, improving performance speed, operational efficiency, and security by reducing latency and data transmission needs.

Fireside chat with Bryan Glick (Computer Weekly) and Dolo Miah (Linebreak) examining how enterprises can leverage real-time intelligence and edge computing to drive operational efficiency. Research shows companies excelling in real-time operations achieve 62% higher revenue growth.

Fireside chat exploring how enterprises can leverage real-time intelligence and edge computing to drive operational efficiency. Covers why real-time responsiveness matters, how distributed architectures overcome cloud limitations, and practical steps for becoming a real-time enterprise.

On-demand session with Bryan Glick (Computer Weekly) exploring key trends shaping cloud innovation in EMEA in 2025, including AI integration, edge-native applications, and distributed cloud, with focus on application modernisation and cost optimisation.

Entrevista con John Bradshaw sobre la estrategia cloud-to-edge de Akamai, que acerca los servicios informáticos a los usuarios finales. Akamai ha establecido Madrid como nueva región de computación en la nube y planea expandirse a 100 ubicaciones globales para finales de 2024, integrando inteligencia artificial y Kubernetes gestionado.

Entrevista sobre la estrategia cloud-to-edge de Akamai, la nueva región de Madrid, los planes de expansión a 100 ubicaciones globales, y cómo la integración de IA y Kubernetes permite a los clientes españoles acercar la nube a sus usuarios.

Simulcast of the Scaleflex webcast on the Computer Weekly / TechTarget BrightTALK channel. John Bradshaw joins Emil Novakov (Scaleflex) to explore how organisations can deliver media assets quickly and securely across multiple channels using Akamai's edge and CDN capabilities combined with Scaleflex's digital asset management platform.

Original recording of the Scaleflex webcast on the Akamai EMEA BrightTALK channel. John Bradshaw and Emil Novakov (Scaleflex) discuss how Akamai and Scaleflex together enable fast, secure delivery of images and videos across web, mobile, and other digital touchpoints.

Cloud-Computing hat sich von einem Trend zu einem omnipräsenten Infrastrukturelement entwickelt. Der Artikel untersucht, wie Cloud-Technologie, einst revolutionär, nun durch Edge-Computing und dezentrale Lösungen ergänzt wird — mit Einblicken von John Bradshaw, Akamai.

John Bradshaw expone cuatro predicciones clave para el cloud en 2024: la IA generativa redefine los roles de los ingenieros cloud, los costes de salida se convierten en barrera para la innovación, la sostenibilidad debe mantenerse pese a las presiones económicas, y el edge continúa acercando los recursos a los usuarios.

John Bradshaw analizza le trasformazioni del cloud computing nel 2024: come l'IA generativa ridefinisce i ruoli degli esperti cloud, la rivoluzione dell'edge computing, i costi di uscita dalle piattaforme e la sostenibilità ambientale dei data center.

John Bradshaw von Akamai kommentiert, wie generative KI Cloud-Engineering-Rollen neu definiert, Edge-Computing Ressourcen näher zu den Nutzern bringt, und Egress-Kosten zunehmend regulatorische Aufmerksamkeit und Multi-Cloud-Strategien beeinflussen.

Las cuatro predicciones de Akamai para el cloud en EMEA en 2024: la IA generativa eleva el rol de los ingenieros cloud, los costes de salida afrontan mayor escrutinio regulatorio, la sostenibilidad sigue siendo prioritaria, y los recursos cloud se desplazan hacia el edge.

John Bradshaw outlines four defining forces for cloud in 2024: generative AI reshaping cloud engineering roles and requiring specialist hardware, egress costs becoming a growing barrier to innovation and multi-cloud adoption, sustainability as a non-negotiable priority, and the ongoing shift of compute toward edge infrastructure.

John Bradshaw apresenta quatro previsões para o cloud em 2024: a IA generativa redefinindo as funções de engenheiros cloud, os custos de saída tornando-se uma barreira crescente à inovação, a sustentabilidade como prioridade permanente, e a expansão do edge computing para reduzir latência.

John Bradshaw von Akamai analysiert vier Cloud-Trends für 2024: der transformative Einfluss generativer KI, wachsende Bedenken wegen Egress-Kosten und Cloud-Lock-in, die Bedeutung von Nachhaltigkeit trotz wirtschaftlicher Drücke, und die weitere Verlagerung von Ressourcen in Richtung Edge-Infrastruktur.

John Bradshaw, Director de Tecnología y Estrategia de Cloud Computing para EMEA en Akamai, presenta cuatro predicciones para el cloud en 2024: IA que redefine roles de ingeniería, mayor escrutinio sobre costes de salida, mantenimiento de compromisos de sostenibilidad, y migración hacia infraestructura edge.

Le previsioni di Akamai Technologies per il cloud EMEA nel 2024: l'IA migliorerà l'automazione della gestione cloud, i costi di egress diventeranno ostacoli all'adozione multi-cloud, la sostenibilità dei data center richiede attenzione, e l'edge computing si espanderà significativamente.

Akamai svela le sue previsioni cloud per il 2024 nell'area EMEA: la IA generativa ridefinisce i ruoli degli ingegneri cloud, i costi di uscita diventano un tema sempre più caldo, la sostenibilità rimane una priorità, e il computing si sposta verso l'edge.

John Bradshaw de Akamai Technologies expone las predicciones clave para el cloud computing en 2024: la IA generativa redefine roles de ingeniería, los costes de salida y el vendor lock-in aumentan su protagonismo, la sostenibilidad sigue siendo crítica, y la migración hacia el edge continúa.