{"id":38477,"date":"2023-02-15T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38477"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:15:59","slug":"akamai-kills-linode-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/15\/akamai-kills-linode-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Akamai Kills Linode Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blair Lyon<\/a> (via Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Since Akamai’s acquisition of Linode in early 2022, we’ve been hard at work to bring the platforms together under one roof. With the announcement of Akamai Connected Cloud<\/a>, Linode is now fully integrated into the Akamai brand. Going forward, Linode’s services will be referred to as Akamai’s cloud computing services.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Rui Carmo<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I understand that Akamai execs may have thought killing the Linode brand would help bring their compute services upmarket, but very strongly believe this was the stupidest thing they could do.<\/p>\n

Linode’s success and brand name came from reliable, cost-effective servers managed by knowledgeable people, and everything I know about Akamai at a personal level these days is the exact opposite[…]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Meanwhile, DigitalOcean is doing layoffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n