Breaking the Latency Barrier - Tackling Compute and Network Delay With Globally Distributed Wasm

Explore how to address both compute and network latency challenges in this 25-minute conference talk from CNCF that demonstrates solving the dual nature of latency problems in modern applications. Learn why reducing time-to-response requires optimizing both the distance workloads travel (network latency) and their startup and execution speed (compute latency), as addressing only one aspect leaves users experiencing delays. Discover Spin, an open source developer toolkit that leverages WebAssembly (Wasm) to achieve near-zero compute latency through sub-millisecond cold starts and scale-to-zero efficiency. Understand how Spin applications can be developed locally and deployed without code changes to any SpinKube cluster or across Akamai's extensive network of 4,000+ edge locations. Gain insights into creating serverless applications that deliver instant performance regardless of user location by combining WebAssembly's fast execution capabilities with global edge deployment strategies.