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What is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Akamai + Linode Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) accelerates innovation with scalable, simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. Our products, services, and people give developers and enterprises the flexibility, support, and trust they need to build, deploy, secure, and scale applications more easily and cost-effectively from cloud to edge on the world’s most distributed network.

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The Developer Cloud Simplified

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Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) is an exciting option for developers and enterprises to build, secure, and deliver their modern applications at planetary scale. Akamai combines the best of both worlds - the scale and breadth of core services of a hyperscaler with the simplicity and affordability of an alternative cloud provider.

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Akamai Technologies
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Year Founded
1998
HQ Location
Cambridge, MA
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10,409 employees on LinkedIn®
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Total Revenue (USD mm)
$3,198
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At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over
0 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world.With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences.Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation.

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Dwayne H.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"There are so many amazing tools and features that are part pf the Akamai Connected Cloud"
I like that this service is easy to use, and that we can do so in any language. Additionally, Akamai Connected Cloud offers services for all aspect...
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Mukul M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Say Bye Bye to Expensive Cloud"
Best cloud for configuration the server and they do have developer friendly interface and they do have cheapest pricing Model although you can use ...
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"Good and Best Service and the Customer Support is Superb"
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Jason B.
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Director of IT
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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Fixed pricing is a must for our small business. The ability to have our servers in different regions is great. Support (though rarely needed) has been quick to respond and always helpful. All around a great experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Not much to dislike, but would love to see a Vancouver data center. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are hosting server apps on Linode for our customers that don't want to run our server software in-house. It "just works" and fixed pricing of each Linode instance is ideal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Emilia Janczak of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
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Hey Jason,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review - we appreciate the great feedback! We've added your interest in seeing a data center in Vancouver to our internal tracker. 😁

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Delon S.
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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

The Flexibility and cheapness of Linode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

It can be cumbersome for nontechnicals to understand some of the terms used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode):

You can use this service as it is cheap and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are offering applications that are best suited for Africa. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Emilia Janczak of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
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Hi Delon,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review - we appreciate the feedback! 😁

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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

The price, also you offer a good product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Lack of Serveless solutions, lack of spot instances Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have a simple client running docker-compose in a single linode instance.. the benefit is the price, again Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Emilia Janczak of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
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Hi Federico,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review - we appreciate the feedback!

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Russell F.
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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

The uptime and ease of use for all of my websites Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

There is nothing about Linode that I dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have four websites hosted on linode that have been very successful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Emilia Janczak of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
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Hi Russell,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review - we appreciate the feedback! 😁

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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Linode is the best service for cloud hosting I have used. It has a reliable uptime for their services and rarely go into maintenance, when they do there are notifications and emails. The pricing is extremely good compared to other providers and a large number of locations to host from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

I dislike that their mobile app is not updated in a while and they ask you to use their mobile website instead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

I do cloud computing projects using Linode and which require reliability and long uptime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Emilia Janczak of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
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Hi Dave, thanks for the feedback. We sunset our app a few years ago, but if you have additional feedback please let us know and we will add it to our internal tracker: feedback@linode.com

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Daniele C.
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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

The affordable service, the user friendly admin console Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Admin console could host advanced features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode):

Never had any outage.

The service is strong and easy to admin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm hosting web development services, one testing and one production. Sincerely the main benefit is a very friendly price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Emilia Janczak of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
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Hi Daniele,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review - we appreciate the feedback! 😁

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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Low cost, great scalability and tech articles. Linode has been a powerhouse for years and has always earned my business. I can't see switching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Some things features are missing from other cloud offerings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Simple inexpensive hosting with full host access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Linode's service is the most affordable service out there. Their dashboard is complete and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Documentation is a little light, but you can easily find ones on Google that work for Linode as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Linode has helped me host my business's website at a low affordable rate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Very quick to setup a Linux virtual machine, good set of features and easy to parse web interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Configuring DNS and other more advanced features could be easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode):

Good price, easy to use, good support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hosting a few websites and services with moderate traffic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Emilia Janczak of Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
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Hi Lucas,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review - we appreciate your feedback. DNS can be tricky, so we’ve tried to make the process easier for our users with our documentation. Check out this post from the Linode Community which links you to the best guides to help get your DNS set up:

https://www.linode.com/community/questions/18354/how-do-i-configure-dns-for-my-linode

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What do you like best about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Ease of creation and deployment. It integrates well with Forge, so "spinning up" a new image or container is quick, at the touch of a button or the passing of an integration test. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)?

Getting a node balancer configured took a bit of work and help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Rapid deployments, redundancy, and nodes in distributed centers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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