Case Study: Seven West Media achieves faster digital transformation and seamless, automated scaling with Akamai Technologies

Hear from digital leads at Seven West Media on their transformation journey, supported by Akamai

Seven West Media, a leading Australian integrated media company behind brands such as The West Australian and 7, Seven & 7TWO, embarked on a digital transformation of thewest.com.au to deliver faster products, scale for breaking news and serve customized, device‑aware content. The challenge was to accelerate go‑to‑market, automate repetitive workflows and relieve engineering teams of time‑consuming optimisation tasks.

Akamai supported the transformation by providing Image Manager and related services to offload image optimisation, automate delivery workflows and enable seamless scaling during traffic spikes. As a result, Seven West Media sped up product launches, freed teams to focus on higher‑value work, and delivered faster, device‑aware experiences during breaking news.

Seven West Media

Joe Hardy

Head of Product & Technology