This August, we’re excited to share that we’ll be giving a talk at the We Love Speed Conference. We’re also introducing the start of our new Developer Tips series with a blog on Rclone, sharing our Terraform Provider updates, and giving you a guide on how to scale with edge compute.
We Love Speed Session: How Browsers REALLY Load Web Pages
Robin Marx is speaking at the We Love Speed Conference on resource loading in modern browsers and how to make the most of HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 connections. The We Love Speed Conference is a premier event dedicated to web performance optimization, bringing together industry experts and enthusiasts to explore the latest trends, techniques, and tools for enhancing site speed and user experience.
➡️ Register here: https://www.welovespeed.com/en/2024/talks/how-browsers-really-load-web-pages/
Developer Releases
Terraform Provider 6.3.0
The latest Terraform Provider release introduces several enhancements for managing Akamai Property Manager configurations, including new resources and data sources for BotMan and Cloud Access, a new rule format for PAPI, and bug fixes.
➡️ Read the release notes: https://github.com/akamai/terraform-provider-akamai/releases/tag/v6.3.0
Terraform CLI 1.16.0
Terraform CLI 1.16 includes an important update for Cloud Access Manager in the form of the new command export-cloudaccess, which allows the export of the akamai_cloudaccess_key resource. We’ve also implemented changes for PAPI.
➡️ Read the release notes: https://github.com/akamai/cli-terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.0
Latest Articles, Videos, and Events
Cloning Content to Object Storage with Rclone
This month, we're launching our Developer Tips series with a blog post written by one of our Developer Champions. Developer Champions are specialists at Akamai who have made it their goal to support developers and bring attention to their issues and requirements. In this first blog post, Stuart Macleod describes how to use Rclone to speed up batch file operations and move data to Object Storage.
➡️ Learn more: https://www.linode.com/blog/compute/cloning-content-to-linode-object-storage-with-rclone/
Automating Certificates for NodeBalancers
Brent Eiler wrote a blog about the process of automating the deployment of certificates for NodeBalancers. In it, he provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up the architecture and configure the necessary components.
➡️ Read the blog: https://medium.com/@brent.m.eiler/automating-certificates-for-the-akamai-cloud-nodebalancer-2f85c053e56e
➡️ Read the documentation:
https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-node-balancer
Understanding Serverless and Serverful Computing in the Cloud Era
In his recent blog, John Bradshaw discusses the concepts of serverless and serverful computing in the context of cloud computing. John’s blog highlights the benefits and use cases of both approaches and provides insights into the differences between them.
➡️ Read more: https://www.techradar.com/pro/understanding-serverless-and-serverful-computing-in-the-cloud-era
Debunking the Myths About Multicloud Applications
Building and deploying multicloud apps can significantly improve performance and uptime, but myths about multicloud still exist. , causing unnecessary confusion. Talia Nassi debunks four of them.
➡️ Learn more: https://thenewstack.io/debunking-the-myths-about-multicloud-applications/
Manage Cloud Servers using IAC
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has revolutionized the way we deploy, manage, and scale our infrastructure. In a recent Medium post, developer Gaurav Bharane shares his experience with creating and managing Linux servers on Akamai's cloud computing services using IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.
➡️ Read more: https://gauravbharane.medium.com/manage-cloud-servers-using-iac-c9a5d8dec1af
Scalable Solutions for Handling Massive Amounts of HTTP Redirects
Learn about the benefits of HTTP redirects and discover how Edge Compute can improve web performance in this video from Austin Gil.
Edge Computing for Developers | Creating Efficient Redirects with EdgeWorkers
Austin Gil shows you how to create an edge redirect engine using Akamai EdgeWorkers and EdgeKV.
Why VPCs are Crucial to Securing Cloud Environments | How to use a Virtual Private Cloud
Gardiner Bryant walks you through how to build a private network for safe communication between your computing resources and protect your cloud architecture using a virtual private cloud (VPC).
Akamai Connected Cloud Atlanta Workshop
We’re hosting a hands-on workshop in Atlanta on low-latency edge-native apps. You’ll learn how to build advanced distributed applications and cut egress costs.
➡️ Register now: https://akamai.folloze.com/1fa7b7
Have you checked out the Akamai GitHub accounts? Check them out to try out our developer tools.
Visit Us on GitHub
Have you checked out the Akamai GitHub accounts? Check them out to try out our developer tools.
➡️ Visit the Akamai GitHub Account: https://github.com/akamai
➡️ Visit the Akamai cloud GitHub Account: https://github.com/linode
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