it was working on edge computing and cloud development synergies. The company is adding more than a dozen new Linode data centers around the world by the end of 2023. Why? As Tom Leighton ...

Acquiring Linode allowed Akamai to fast-track its broader cloud computing ambitions. Today, the company is taking another step in this direction. It’s announcing the expansion of its cloud ...

‘The opportunity to combine Linode’s developer-friendly cloud computing capabilities with Akamai’s market-leading edge platform and security services is transformational,’ says Akamai CEO ...

Akamai announced on Tuesday afternoon that it is acquiring infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform provider Linode for about $900 million. With the $900 million deal, Akamai will acquire all ...

On its site, Linode says it helped pioneer cloud computing three years before AWS entered the market. “There’s no question AWS is the big kahuna in the cloud,” the website says.

The deal inked in February this year aims to combine Linode’s developer-friendly cloud computing capabilities with Akamai’s market-leading edge platform and security services. With more than ...

at Linode might be surprised to hear that the firm describes itself as an ‘alternative’ hyperscale cloud computing provider. The alternative part, in this sense, stems from the fact that the ...

Linode “has made it simple, affordable and accessible for developers to consume cloud computing,” Akamai said in its news release. The combination of Linode’s “developer-friendly cloud com ...