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Maddie Presland

More Power at the Edge: Introducing Distributed Compute Regions

Nov 18, 2024
by Maddie Presland
10 Distributed Compute Regions across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania are now available.
Compute
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Scrub EXIF Image Data in Your DevOps Pipeline

Oct 24, 2024
by Alex Leung
When you take a photo with a digital camera or smartphone, you’re capturing more than just a beautiful image. Within that image file, you also have something called EXIF data (EXIF stands for “Exchangeable Image File Format”). This data includes camera settings, the timestamp of the photo, and GPS location information. Sometimes it’s best to […]
Compute
Text: Optimizing Web Usability with Text Fragments
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Optimizing Web Usability with Text Fragments

Sep 24, 2024
by Linode
In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about text fragments—how they work, how they help, and how to create them.
Compute
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Talia Nassi

Maximizing Financial Performance: How Financial Institutions Can Achieve Low Latency and High Throughput with NATS.io and Akamai

Sep 19, 2024
by Talia Nassi
We explain how to build a highly distributed, low-latency, and consistent system that meets the rigorous standards of financial institutions.
Compute
Illustration of a collapsible caution sign, with text The Dangers of Never-Expiring JWT.
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The Dangers of the Never-Expiring JWT: Hidden Security Vulnerabilities

Sep 3, 2024
by Alex Leung
In this blog post, we focus on non-expiring JWTs. We look at how this issue arises along with the associated security vulnerabilities.
Compute
Illustration of a person using a screen projected between their hands with their fingers, with text: Why Leveraging Edge Computing Is Crucial For Live Streaming Services.
Talia Nassi

Leverage Edge Computing for Low-Latency Live Streaming Services

Aug 29, 2024
by Talia Nassi
Optimize your live streaming service with Akamai's scalable solutions to handle unexpected traffic surges and ensure seamless, low-latency viewing experiences.
Compute
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Faster Page Loads with the Speculation Rules API

Aug 27, 2024
by Tim Vereecke
The Speculation Rules API is intended to increase speed for future navigations. Read our insights on how to harness this technology.
Compute
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Defend Your GraphQL Server Against Excessive Resource Consumption

Aug 20, 2024
by Alex Leung
We'll explore how GraphQL’s flexibility can be turned against you, focusing on a vulnerability highlighted by the OWASP API Security Top 10.
Compute
Photo of a person's hand on a phone with an overlay of a screen that shows a video play button. Text: How to lower your live video transcoding costs
Talia Nassi

How To Lower Your Live Video Transcoding Costs

Aug 15, 2024
by Talia Nassi
If you're an engineer in charge of live streaming, you're likely facing the task of managing live video transcoding for millions of users.
Compute
A red block symbol with the following text: "Defending Against a Login API Brute Force Attack: Because cutting corners can cripple you"
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Defending Against a Login API Brute Force Attack

Aug 13, 2024
by Alex Leung
Learn the importance of implementing the 'maximum failed login attempt' safeguard to protect your user accounts.
Compute
Project Cirrus blog post
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Gaining Control Over Sky-High Cloud Costs: Our Journey So Far

Aug 9, 2024
by Ari Weil
Project Cirrus reduced our public cloud spend by 40% in one year while improving the efficiency and performance of our business-critical applications.
Compute