10 things you
can do at the
Edge you
didn’t know.
Javier Garza
Developer Evangelist, Akamai
@jjaviergarza
@jjgarza
1
Get end user
GEO-location
information
Run logic based on location specific
characteristics at the origin, or at the Edge.
2 Get end user device
information
3
Generate
redirects
Redirect Faster without contacting
the origin.
(Akamai
configuration)
4 Generate redirects
Manage redirects outside the Akamai configuration.
(EdgeRedirector Cloudlet)
5
Consolidate
multiple sites
into one
Consolidate different sites into one
while keeping the origin servers
separate.
6 

Provide 

unified 

device-

optimized 

content
7
Provide 

an always-on
experience
Manage fail-over layers at the Edge.
8 Assemble dynamic
content
9 Authorize and
validate API
endpoints
Run API logic at the Edge.
10 

Dynamic 

image 

optimization
Deliver the best images for each
device automatically.
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Javier Garza
Developer Evangelist, Akamai
@jjaviergarza
@jjgarza

10 things you can do at the edge