Cerberus Tech Expands Livelink Multi-Cloud Reach with Akamai Integration

Cerberus Tech has further broadened the capabilities of its Livelink platform by adding Akamai Cloud as a supported infrastructure option for cloud-native IP video contribution and distribution.

This integration allows broadcasters and media organisations to orchestrate live video processing workflows on Akamai's network using their existing Livelink interface, joining a multi-cloud roster that already includes AWS, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean. By incorporating Akamai, Cerberus Tech provides its clients with greater autonomy to balance performance requirements against egress costs and geographic reach, effectively removing the constraints often associated with single-provider cloud models.

"Our multi-cloud approach is about giving customers 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, customers can deploy where it makes the most sense 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."

Why Cerberus Tech is expanding its multi-cloud support
Many media and broadcast workflows are still constrained by one-size-fits-all cloud models. In practice, this often leads 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-first 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 adding Akamai Cloud, Livelink customers can:
• Deploy primary and backup environments across different cloud providers
• Reduce exposure to global outages or provider-specific issues
• Avoid lock-in and protect against unexpected pricing or service changes
• Select the most appropriate cost and performance model for each workflow

How Akamai Cloud fits into Livelink
Akamai Cloud offers a compelling balance between scale and egress economics. For customers running high-throughput media workloads, this provides access to lower egress costs than some hyperscale providers, without sacrificing the ability to scale environments as demand increases.

From an operational perspective, nothing changes. Akamai Cloud is now available as a supported cloud platform for launching new or existing environments within Livelink. Customers 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."

Teams interested in learning more about how Akamai Cloud support works within Livelink, or in discussing specific live and video processing use cases, are encouraged to get in touch with Cerberus Tech to arrange a conversation or product demonstration.

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