...and why you might fall in love too
Love at first try
You know that gift that just keeps giving? That's what G&L has found in our long-time partner, Akamai, who has been a strong pillar in helping us provide optimal solutions for our customers for over two decades.
Our customers include some of the largest public broadcasters in Europe, and we deeply value the trust they have placed in us. Like any good relationship, it takes work, attention, and care. That's why, at G&L, we never stop going the extra mile for our customers (in fact, we'd walk a thousand miles).
For a long time, our main cloud loads were on AWS and Azure. Then one day, our partner Akamai acquired Linode, giving Akamai Connected Cloud a whole new dimension. And we noticed. We gave it a try, and we fell in love.
Akamai Connected Cloud has become a fundamental part of our multi-cloud media stack, allowing us to enhance performance, reduce costs, and ensure flexibility at any scale.
We use it, we like it, and we want to shout it from the mountaintops.
Time always tells
Akamai's Connected Cloud is backed by a time-tested partnership. The “7-year-itch” was definitely not felt in G&L's over 20 years of working with Akamai. In all this time, G&L has leveraged Akamai's technologies to provide sophisticated content delivery services that we could always rely on. The Connected Cloud is no exception.
Akamai's Cloud is like having an outgoing, social butterfly in the cloud world. With its extensive network, this cloud offers unparalleled reach.
As technology and business demands evolve, so has our approach. Now, Connected Cloud plays a key role in extending our custom multi-cloud infrastructure, helping us achieve new levels of efficiency and scalability.
True love is priceless, but Akamai's cloud can cut up to 90% on egress costs
Love should be simple, transparent, and reliable - just like Akamai Connected Cloud. With low compute pricing, predictable flat-rate billing across all data centers, and no hidden fees, scaling your cloud environment has never been more cost-effective.
One of the most significant advantages of Akamai Connected Cloud is its impact on egress costs. Media workloads require substantial data transfer, and traditional cloud providers impose high costs for outbound traffic.
By migrating key workloads from traditional cloud providers to Akamai Connected Cloud, we have realized up to 90% savings on egress costs—savings that we pass directly to our customers.
These cost efficiencies enable G&L to offer even more competitive services, reinforcing our commitment to delivering high-quality streaming solutions at an optimal price.
Beyond cost savings, Akamai Connected Cloud simplifies cloud management with an intuitive API, CLI, and cloud interface. Couple that with extensive technical documentation and G&L's 24/7 support: our customers will certainly feel secure in this relationship.
Cloud chemistry: When technology inspires technology
It might be Cloud 9, or it might just be Akamai's Cloud. The Connected Cloud capabilities have not only enhanced our cost structure but also inspired us to rethink how we design and deploy applications.
With the simplicity and efficiency of Akamai's platform, we are moving toward a more modular and autonomous application architecture. We can deploy services the way they will best function for our broadcasting customers: on-premises, in Akamai Connected Cloud, or in other cloud environments when necessary.
By using Akamai's Connected Cloud, we became truly hybrid and multi-cloud.
We now have multiple services running on Akamai's cloud, including G&L's VOD Packager, Observability Platform, and Event Streaming Platform.
Committed to the future
An everlasting love. With Akamai Connected Cloud, G&L Systemhaus is well-positioned for the future as media workflow demands grow. This cloud's distributed architecture, robust infrastructure, and cost-effective pricing align perfectly with our mission to offer solutions with only the best interest of our customers.
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