FRIDAY | SEPT 12 | 12pm & SATURDAY | SEPT 13 | 4pm
Accelerating Broadcast-Quality Video at Scale
with VPUs on Akamai Cloud
Anders Nasman (Akamai) and Dominique Vosters (Scalstrm)
In this session, Scalstrm and Akamai will showcase how they are pioneering the future of large-scale video processing by leveraging NetInt’s Video Processing Units (VPUs), exclusively available on the Akamai Cloud. We’ll dive into how VPUs deliver broadcast-grade quality with dramatically improved power efficiency and reduced compute costs compared to traditional CPU and GPU-based workflows.
By shifting high-throughput video workloads to VPUs, customers can significantly lower both infrastructure spend and environmental impact, a key advantage as the streaming industry faces increasing pressure to scale sustainably. We’ll present real-world deployment examples, side-by-side benchmarks, and insights into how this VPU-powered architecture unlocks new efficiencies in encoding pipelines, all while maintaining the high quality expected from modern streaming platforms.
Anders Nasman, Principal Solutions Engineer
Anders Näsman is a Principal Solutions Engineer at Akamai Technologies, helping the world’s leading media companies solve complex challenges in streaming, security, and compute. With 25+ years of experience spanning Swedish Broadcasting, TV4, CMORE, Ericsson, RedBee, and Akamai, he is a recognized expert in OTT technologies, CDN performance, anti-piracy, and edge computing. An active contributor to Nordic Content Protection and the Common Access Token standard, Anders is also a frequent speaker at Demuxed, Streaming Tech Sweden, and Akamai Techdays.
Dominique Vosters, Business Development & Sales Director, Scalstrm
With over 20 years in Digital TV, Broadcasting, Networking, and Advertising, I bridge the gap between complex engineering and business impact. As Business Development & Sales Director at Scalstrm, I drive sustainable and efficient media delivery, optimizing streaming performance while reducing costs and energy consumption. My expertise spans solution design, technical sales, and large-scale deployments. Passionate about innovation, I turn technology into a competitive advantage, ensuring customers thrive in an evolving digital landscape.