AI in Motion: Powering the Next Digital Leap

Akamai VP of Product Marketing, Ari Weil, explores how AI is shifting to the edge, enabling faster decisions, personalized experiences, and stronger security. From inference to agentic AI, the stakes are rising fast. What will it take to support thousands of AI workloads across global locations?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Ari Weil of Akamai:

How are enterprises rethinking infrastructure to support distributed AI models at scale?
What’s driving demand for fine-tuned models and real-time inference?
How can businesses ensure trust, compliance, and performance with AI closer to users?
Why is agentic AI considered the next frontier, and what’s holding it back?
What role does full-stack compute play in enabling next-gen digital experiences?

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Learn more about Akamai’s cloud computing solutions.
Read the press release, MEF Unveils NaaS Network APIs for an AI-Driven Economy and Application-Led Connectivity.
Read the Edge VIEW blog post, GPU-as-a-Service: Unlocking AI at the Edge.

About Our Guest

Ari Weil, VP of Product Marketing, Akamai

Ariel Weil, Cloud Evangelist at Akamai Technologies, is a results-focused, growth-oriented leader with a proven track record for launching successful enterprise software products from initial concept through customer adoption. His 25 years of experience spans public and private companies across various management and operational roles – product architecture and development, product management, solution engineering, and marketing – that require deep domain expertise and close collaboration with customers and field teams.

Ariel excels in driving impactful strategies that connect brands with their audience. With extensive experience scaling demand, he creates engaging content, optimizes campaigns, and leverages data to deliver measurable results. His expertise covers a broad range of industries, from startups to established enterprises, always emphasizing growth and customer satisfaction. Ariel is committed to staying ahead of trends and implementing cutting-edge solutions that propel businesses forward. His approach combines innovative thinking with a deep understanding of market dynamics, ensuring strategies are tailored to meet specific business objectives.

Executives at the Edge podcast is brought to you by Mplify, a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organizations working together to accelerate the AI-powered digital economy through standardization, automation, certification, and collaboration.

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