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SlashData's study, sponsored by Akamai, assesses 700+ developers on distributed cloud computing. It shows strong interest, particularly in data analytics, with enthusiasm for enhanced user experience through lower latency and better scalability.

Developers are wary of implementation costs, management, and security risks from a larger attack surface. They call for stricter data security and interoperability standards to aid adoption.

Many developers, still fixated on platform-centric views, may not be fully primed for distributed cloud's intricacies. They expect providers to deliver core reliability and scalability for app innovation. The complete report offers more on these developer perspectives.