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Edge computing is transforming personalization in e-commerce. The cloud is becoming the factory, not just the storefront, as personalization moves to the edge. Here’s a common scenario we see with our retail customers. A shopper clicks through your homepage. Their intent is clear. You have five seconds, maybe less, to prove you understand them. But […]

At the heart of many modern AI applications are large generative models like large language models (LLMs) or image generation models. These models are trained on enormous amounts of data and can contain billions of parameters. Generative AI (GenAI) has been a transformational technology, excelling in generating content like text, images, code, audio, and video. […]

There is virtually no application without a database in one form or another. User data and behavior, product information, and operational details all need to be stored and made available for retrieval and manipulation. There are different databases for different needs, but we can say the most broadly used ones are relational databases. MySQL and […]

AI training is resource-intensive. It takes massive datasets, advanced algorithms, and specialized hardware (read: costly GPUs) to teach a model how to understand language, images, or audio. But even after that training is complete, running inferences (the process of generating outputs) can be equally taxing. Querying an LLM in real time for every user request […]

Observability is no longer just about catching errors or checking if a server is up. In modern distributed systems, it’s about understanding behavior across dozens, if not thousands, of services, all running in different environments and generating massive amounts of data. That level of complexity is exactly why choosing the right observability tool matters so […]

In the previous parts of this series, we’ve explored the exciting new ways Large Language Models (LLMs) can integrate with APIs and act as intelligent agents. We’ve seen how LLMs and prompts interact, and we’ve seen how to move from basic tool descriptions to crafting complex prompt-based rulebooks to guide them. But as with any […]

One year ago Akamai rolled out warm migrations to the Linode platform for both data center and host migrations, and resizing operations. During a traditional cold migration, the target Linode is shut down, its data copied to a new host, and the new Linode booted. A warm migration differs from a traditional cold migration in […]

Special thanks to Abhay Kapoor, Senior Manager of Product Management at Akamai, for his expertise and guidance in shaping this blog and ensuring its technical accuracy. We are excited to announce that Akamai Cloud Pulse is now entering Open Beta for all Akamai Managed Database customers. Following successful closed beta testing, we are ready to […]

Linode Kubernetes Engine Enterprise (LKE Enterprise) launched in Limited Availability on June 5th, and with this launch, we wanted to highlight three ways you can create your first Enterprise cluster. This blog includes brief instructions for using Cloud Manager, the Linode CLI, and Terraform. If you don’t have access to LKE Enterprise already, you can […]

In our journey of integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with traditional APIs, we’ve seen how prompts become the new “API docs,” describing what a tool can do. It all sounds wonderfully simple at first. You give the LLM access to some tools, describe them, and voilà, you have an intelligent agent! But as many of […]

LLMs interact differently. Instead of just checking data against a schema, an LLM reads a description in plain language about what a tool or another system can do. As a developer, I have to expose the information that a calling LLM can read, consume, and ultimately use to understand how to operate my interface. You […]

As of June 12, 2025, the active version of the Linode Terraform Provider is v3.0.0. This is an upgrade from version 2 of the provider, with version 3 supporting future product and feature releases on the Akamai Cloud platform. The current version of the provider can be viewed on the Terraform Registry Linode page. Changes […]