These VPU Ecosystem cloud partners will fund your pilot. Run your real workloads on Quadra VPUs, measure your own numbers, then pick the deployment path that fits your stack.
Every route starts at no cost. Terms vary by partner, outlined below.
Attached to a cloud VM. The same silicon on every route.
Deployment guide plus an engineer on call if the pilot stalls.
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Akamai Cloud
PUBLIC CLOUD |
NetActuate
CLOUD + BARE METAL |
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| Deployment surface | Managed cloud VM. Accelerated Compute instances on Linode infrastructure, Akamai backbone. | Self-service VM, Kubernetes, bare metal, colo, or custom deployment from one provider. |
| Where it runs | Akamai Connected Cloud regions. | 45+ global locations with BGP Anycast routing. |
| VPU configuration | Quadra T1U attached to your instance. Single Get Started flow. | Quadra T1U, 1 or 2 per VM. Five preset sizes, 4 to 12 vCPU. Configurations up to 64 vCPUs available. |
| Software path | Standard VPU stack: FFmpeg, GStreamer, and libxcoder. | Same standard stack, plus Bitstreams included and firmware selection in the portal. |
| Provisioning | Akamai console signup. Promotional credit applied automatically. | Portal, API, Terraform, and Ansible automation guides. Custom firmware options. |
| Pilot offer | $500 credit covers a 30-day pilot. New Akamai accounts only. | No-cost proof of concept, two weeks or more, for qualified teams via a short interest form. |
| Pilot support | Step-by-step deployment plan. Joint NETINT and Akamai support during setup. | Published VPU deployment guide. POC scoped with the NetActuate team. |
| Best for | New customers to Akamai wanting a managed-cloud onramp | Teams wanting deployment control: VM today, bare metal or custom tomorrow. |
Same Quadra T1U silicon on every route. Terms current as of June 2026; each partner page carries the latest details.
Fifteen minutes with an engineer who has run these pilots. Most calls end with a clear recommendation and a short list of benchmarks worth running during your pilot.
