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Press Releases

The latest announcements from the cloud developers trust the most.

Akamai to Acquire Linode

Akamai To Acquire Linode to Provide Businesses with a Developer-friendly and Massively-distributed Platform to Build, Run and Secure Applications

Feb 15, 2022
Akamai Technologies, Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Linode, one of the easiest-to-use and most trusted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform providers. 
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Hyperscalers and Alternative Cloud Providers: The Advantages of a Hybrid Public Cloud Model

Nearly One-Third of Developers are Turning to Alternative Cloud Providers, New Research from SlashData Finds

Jan 31, 2022
Alternative cloud usage nearly doubles over the past four years, as multicloud becomes prevailing approach for cloud computing infrastructure.
Multicloud
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Linode Bests AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure in Customer Rankings

Jan 25, 2022
Linode bests AWS, GCP, and Azure in customer rankings from TrustRadius, as well as top scores on G2 and Peerspot.
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Media Coverage

Recent coverage of Linode in consumer and trade press, blogs, and elsewhere.

The ABCs of tech opportunities in the year ahead: AI, B2B, and CX

ZDNET

Looking Back at Top Cloud Computing Trends in 2022

Akamai’s Acquisition Of Linode Aims To Democratize The Cloud For Developers

TFiR

Why are Akamai and Macrometa bringing the cloud and the edge together?

VentureBeat

The Quest to Make Edge Computing a Reality with Andy Champagne

Last Week in AWS Podcast

With Linode, Akamai expands into edge cloud computing development

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Linode Blog

Perspectives, research, product updates, trends, best practices, and more.

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James Steel

Portability, Skills Shortages, Responsible AI, Security, and Innovation: Top 5 Cloud Trends from CloudExpo London

Mar 31, 2023
by James Steel
The top cloud trends you need to know from CloudExpo are portability, skills shortages, responsible AI, security, and innovation.
Partner Network
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Hillary Wilmoth

Behind the Scenes: Backed by a Bigger Network

Mar 29, 2023
by Hillary Wilmoth
We’re improving our network capabilities to have more services and higher capacity.
Networking
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Hillary Wilmoth

Cluster Deployments Now on Marketplace

Mar 27, 2023
by Hillary Wilmoth
Deploy highly available database clusters for MongoDB, MariaDB using Galera, PostgreSQL, and Redis on Marketplace.
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Customer Stories

The latest innovations from the Linode cloud community highlighted in our Craft of Code series.

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Hero Forge

Secure, Accessible GPU Instances Unleash Millions of Adventurers

A cost analysis of GPUs proved that Akamai cloud computing services were the right choice, and Hero Forge has been a customer since 2013.
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Zeet

How Zeet Helps Build Multicloud Strategies that Leverage Clouds’ Strengths

Customers turn to Zeet to set up their infrastructure layer by using existing public cloud vendor relationships like what it has with Linode.
Containers (Kubernetes, Docker)
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Ravenous Success: Solid Infrastructure & Reliable Performance at the Right Price

TechRaptor’s compute instances run out of Linode’s Newark, NJ data center. The site’s tech stack includes Ubuntu, Drupal, and MariaDB.
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Events

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Channel Partners Conference & Expo

The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
May 1, 2023 - May 4, 2023
Over four days, Channel Partners Conference & Expo, co-located with the MSP Summit, will be THE event of 2023 where partners can elevate your skills, team, organization, and connections so you can address high expectations from customers who want real expertise and outcomes. What Can You Expect?
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CloudFest 2023

Europa-Park, Germany
March 21, 2023 - March 23, 2023
CloudFest is the #1 internet infrastructure event in the world, connecting the global cloud computing industry: you’ll form the partnerships that help you reach your business goals, and have a great time doing it. CloudFest returns to deliver an even bigger, more engaging live event experience that will surprise longtime attendees and first-timers alike. While […]
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KubeCon EU 2023

RAI Convention Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
April 18, 2023 - April 21, 2023
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023 is a hybrid event that will take place in person with a virtual component from 18-21 April, with 18 April consisting of pre-event programming and 19-21 April being the main conference. The event will deliver in person AND online content over four days, including keynotes, conference sessions across 10+ tracks, […]
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