Akamai | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

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Akamai is a leading provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions. With over 20 years of experience, the company focuses on enhancing online experiences for billions of users globally by powering and protecting digital interactions. Akamai's platform is designed to keep applications running smoothly while safeguarding against online threats, making it a trusted partner for innovative companies worldwide.

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🛍️ Akamai Product and Pricing News

• Akamai's new image service improves image creation speed by 18% and deployment speed by 40%.
• Akamai has introduced private networking in its distributed compute regions.
• Akamai has upgraded its image service to use its CDN for faster image creation and deployment across multiple regions.
• Akamai's recent API Security updates feature GenAI and LLM API discovery, automatic testing for discovered APIs, and a compliance dashboard.
• NexGen Cloud is competing against Akamai in the growing GPU-as-a-Service market projected to reach $34 billion by 2032.

• Akamai now offers a Terraform script to deploy Jupyter Lab on its GPU compute instances for deep learning and AI workflows.
• Akamai Cloud is the first to offer NETINT's video processing ASICs for cloud use, enabling cost-effective media app development.
• Akamai is the first cloud provider to offer video processing units (VPUs) in the cloud, as announced by Raghu Reddy on April 3.

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👔 Akamai CEO, Management and Leadership Team

• James Kretchmar

  
  SVP & CTO, Cloud Technology Group
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• Robert Blumofe

  
  Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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• Tom Leighton

  
  Chief Executive Officer
  [email protected]

• Awaneesh Raj

  
  Director Business Operations
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• Keith T.

  
  Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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• Jim Gemmell

  
  Executive Advisor
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• Kim Salem-Jackson

  
  Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
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⚔️ Akamai Alternatives and Competitors

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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• Cloudflare
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• Fastly
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• Edgio
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• Microsoft
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• Google
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• Imperva
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• Lumen
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• StackPath
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• Meriplex
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• Level3
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• Limelight
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• CDNetworks
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• Amazon CloudFront
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• Azure CDN
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• AWS WAF
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• Cisco Umbrella
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• Azure Front Door
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• NGINX
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• AppTrana
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• Incapsula
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• MaxCDN

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💼 Akamai Hiring and Layoffs

• Archana Arun Krishnamurthy joined Akamai as Director, Global Talent Development in India, previously holding a position at Akamai Technologies.
• Luca Collacciani has left Akamai to become the EMEA Director at SandboxAQ, moving from the position of Vice President EMEA, Cloud Computing | Sales, GTM Strategy & Operations in the United Kingdom.
• Laurent Jacquemin has joined Akamai as EMEA Director of Field Security Technology in the Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, previously serving as Global Director of Presales Engineers - Solution Architects at Guardicore.
• Christina Roosen has left Akamai as a Principal Business Systems Analyst to join Consortium for Service Innovation as a Director of Enablerment in the United States.
• Yosep Kim has left Akamai as a Cloud Technical Solutions Architect to join LockThreat GRC as the Director of Platform Engineering in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.

• On March 7, 2025, Sundaram Mani, Akamai's Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security, sold 6,497 shares amid legal scrutiny over potential securities violations following disappointing financial guidance.
• Nadine Anders has left Akamai as the Head of Channel Sales DACH in the Greater Munich Metropolitan Area to join Kong Inc. as the Director Partner Sales CEE.
• Akamai awarded employees for exceptional support in NFL-related experiences, ensuring seamless outcomes through their security, compute, and delivery solutions.

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🤖 Akamai Developer, Integration and Automation News

• Akamai partners with Virgin Media O2 to provide enterprise-grade protection from malicious sites and unsuitable content through Secure Internet Access.
• Devsisters Inc. has chosen Akamai's cloud platform to enhance its global gaming infrastructure, ensuring smooth gameplay and scalability during high traffic events.
• On April 4, 2025, Akamai announced that Devsisters has adopted Akamai Cloud to enhance its global game services infrastructure for the CookieRun series, improving user satisfaction and supporting global market expansion.
• On March 27, 2025, Akamai partnered with Fermyon Technologies to support edge-native serverless and AI applications using WebAssembly on Akamai's distributed cloud platform and CDN.
• On March 18, 2025, Akamai announced an agreement with VAST Data to enhance data-intensive AI inferencing by integrating their distributed platform with VAST's data platform for improved local response time and efficiency.

• Akamai has formed a strategic alliance with Zaltor Soluciones Informáticas to expand its cloud services and market presence in Spain, as announced by Francisco Arnau, Akamai's regional vice president for Spain and Portugal.
• Akamai signed a multi-year contract worth over $100 million with one of the world's largest technology companies, according to Doug Solomon.
• Ooredoo launched its Cloud Web Application Firewall service in partnership with Akamai to provide real-time cybersecurity for businesses in Qatar.

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📈 Akamai Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

• Akamai has made a strategic investment in pgEdge, Inc. to enhance distributed PostgreSQL solutions for high availability and edge computing.
• On February 24, 2025, Akamai filed their annual 10-K report detailing their cybersecurity risk management and governance process, overseen by the Chief Security Officer and the executive management team.
• As of April 2025, Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) experienced a decline in its Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market share to 7.2%, down from 13.5% the previous year.
• S&P Global revised Akamai's outlook to negative due to rising leverage, with the company's debt increasing to $3.5 billion in 2024 and EBITDA margins declining to 39.0%.
• Akamai released its 2024 Foundation report highlighting efforts in STEM education, employee volunteering, and community support.

• Akamai has managed to increase its network traffic twentyfold over the past seven years while keeping its energy and carbon usage growth to only 1/10th of that rate, demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability.

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