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Akamai CEO on Tapping Security, Compute Growth
Manage episode 488339369 series 3442174
Akamai, a leading content delivery network (CDN) provider, has countered a decline in its CDN business by expanding into security and compute services, which offer much higher growth. These areas may expand at a double-digit rate over the next 3-5 years, with their combined revenue accounting for over two-thirds of sales and 100% of the company’s growth. In this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast, CEO Tom Leighton discusses the latest trends in these segments with Bloomberg Intelligence’s John Butler. He touches on how these products are shaping Akamai’s future growth and strategy. The conversation also covers recent moves to stabilize growth in the CDN business, along with an exploration of how AI is emerging as a new opportunity.
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Manage episode 488339369 series 3442174
Akamai, a leading content delivery network (CDN) provider, has countered a decline in its CDN business by expanding into security and compute services, which offer much higher growth. These areas may expand at a double-digit rate over the next 3-5 years, with their combined revenue accounting for over two-thirds of sales and 100% of the company’s growth. In this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast, CEO Tom Leighton discusses the latest trends in these segments with Bloomberg Intelligence’s John Butler. He touches on how these products are shaping Akamai’s future growth and strategy. The conversation also covers recent moves to stabilize growth in the CDN business, along with an exploration of how AI is emerging as a new opportunity.
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