Akamai Cloud is now a supported infrastructure option within the cloud-native Cerberus Tech Livelink platform, adding more flexible multi-cloud deployment for live broadcast workflows.
Akamai Cloud is now a supported infrastructure option within the Cerberus Tech Livelink platform. The integration brings another way for broadcasters to deploy environments and orchestrate live video processing workflows using the same Livelink interface.
Cerberus specialises in live IP video distribution, supporting broadcast workflows with cloud-native provisioning, orchestration and automation. Adding Akamai Cloud as part of Cerberus Tech’s broader multi-cloud platform, which already supports AWS, Google Cloud and DigitalOcean, gives users wider choice and familiarity over where their infrastructure runs. This approach also helps avoid dependency on a single provider and allows teams to balance performance, scale, geographic reach and cost in a way that aligns with the specific demands of live and file-based video workflows.
“Our multi-cloud approach gives broadcast teams control rather than forcing them into a single provider’s way of working,” said Chris Clarke, co-founder at Cerberus Tech. “By adding Akamai Cloud as a supported option within Livelink, users can deploy in the environment that works best for them, without changing how they operate. This familiarity and ease of use drives efficiency, which remains a top priority for all media and broadcast operations teams.”
Expanding Multi-Cloud Support
Many media and broadcast workflows are still constrained by one-size-fits-all cloud models. In practice, this may lead to higher costs, unnecessary complexity or architectures shaped more by provider tooling than by the actual needs of the workflow.
Cerberus Tech has taken a different approach from the outset. Livelink is built as a broadcast-focussed platform, using raw cloud components – compute, networking and egress – to create systems that are purpose-built for live video processing and distribution use cases.
By making Akamai Cloud available, teams using Livelink can deploy primary and backup environments across different cloud providers, thereby reducing exposure to global outages or provider-specific issues. This approach not only protects against unexpected pricing or service changes but avoids lock-in and allows users to select the most appropriate cost and performance model for each workflow.
Balanced Economics
Akamai Cloud achieves an effective balance between scale and egress economics. For users running high-throughput media workloads, this balance can lead to lower egress costs than some hyperscale providers, without sacrificing the ability to scale environments as demand increases.
From an operational perspective, nothing changes for broadcasters using Livelink. Akamai Cloud is now available as a supported cloud platform for launching new or existing environments within Livelink. Users can deploy video processing pipelines on Akamai’s infrastructure using the same UI and operational model they already use today.
“Live video processing puts serious demands on infrastructure in terms of both performance and cost,” said Zak Putnam, senior director of business development at Akamai. “What Cerberus Tech has built with Livelink gives broadcast teams the flexibility to deploy where it makes sense for their workflows. We’re excited to be part of their multi-cloud mix, especially for customers who need to balance scale with economics.”
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