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Akamai Cloud Computing

Score8 out of 10

367 Reviews and Ratings

What is Akamai Cloud Computing?

Akamai Cloud Computing (formerly Linode) include scalable and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. These products and services support developers and enterprises as they build, deploy, secure, and scale applications.

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the interface to manage all Linodes
the Cloud Manager used to create Linode instances, manage Kubernetes clusters, add backups to Linodes, deploy Marketplace Apps, or create Object Storage buckets.
the fully-managed container orchestration engine to deploy Kubernetes clusters.
dedicated CPU instances that run on their own CPU cores. No sharing the processor with other instances.

1 / 4

Simple, fair and fantastic support.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Akamai Cloud Computing to host web servers for web application purposes. We're currently supporting multiple different clients on a single linode and are scaling towards hundreds of thousands of monthly users. Clients range from WordPress installations to custom applications written in PHP and backed by MySQL databases, all hosted on linodes.

Pros

  • Simple and fast interface.
  • Fair and simple pricing.
  • Continuously developers their offering adding more capabilities.
  • Fantastic support.

Cons

  • Missing functionality compared to peers, for example DigitalOcean.
  • Historically used to lower prices regularly to stay competitive, not so much anymore.
  • Not very differentiated from similar cloud providers.

Return on Investment

  • Was able to scale our company from 0 to hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue, even with challenging scaling needs.
  • Grew with our usage. Added features and capabilities as we needed them.
  • Their support was able to swiftly figure things out in times of stress and need.

Alternatives Considered

DigitalOcean, OVHcloud Public Cloud, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform

Other Software Used

DigitalOcean, OVHcloud Public Cloud, Amazon Web Services

Usability

Akamai Connected Cloud Linode Great cloud platform

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Akamai Connected Cloud Linode helps companies move from on-premises servers and IT infrastructure to an infrastructure running in the cloud and you won't have to hire as much as IT personnel to take care of your infrastructure, as Akamai Connected Cloud Linode will be taking care of the physical security & more. And also, it's easy to scale with just a click and a cloud infrastructure is always more affordable from all aspects, from the pricing to how many personnel you'll need to hire.

Pros

  • Linux Servers
  • Databases
  • Backups

Cons

  • Cover more regions across the globe
  • Remove limits on outbound traffic

Return on Investment

  • Improved performance for our systems
  • Cost saving and efficiency
  • Scalability and reliability

Alternatives Considered

DigitalOcean

The Best Quality and Cost Effective Cloud Hosting

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) for our Remote workers to access our internal infrastructure through a Wireguard node hosted on the cloud. Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) are great and provide a very convenient and cost effective hosting solution to our issue. We are exploring other potential uses for the nodes and other projects in the cloud.

Pros

  • Uptime
  • Support
  • Cost Effectiveness

Cons

  • Analytics
  • FAQ

Return on Investment

  • ROI
  • Ease of use
  • Cost savings
  • Remote Possibilities

Alternatives Considered

AWS Compute Optimizer, Google Cloud AI, Azure Automation and Oracle Application Container Cloud

Other Software Used

Azure Application Gateway, Oracle Application Container Cloud, AWS App Mesh

Dependable and easy to use.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used the cloud platform to create virtual private servers, on which we installed Linux Debian OS and WordPress. We also created other VPSs to test and experiment with different software. We wanted complete control of the server at an affordable price. Akamai (Linode) provided fast computing and zero downtime. We especially wanted the cloud platform to be easy to understand and to allow us to install software quickly.

Pros

  • Friendly user interface.
  • Fast computing.
  • Generous bandwidth.

Cons

  • Give more RAM for the price.
  • Increase hard drive space.
  • Price could be less.

Return on Investment

  • Saved time by reducing tedious tasks.
  • Quickly setup test servers.
  • Good CPU Performance.
  • Fast Network.

Alternatives Considered

Azure VM Image Builder

Other Software Used

Azure Virtual Machines

Linode is your friend!

Pros

  • Linode servers are easy to configure. It comes with a stable OS on which you can install exactly the services you need to install.
  • It is cheaper than other cloud VMs like AWS and Azure.
  • Performance of the VMs is good. You could host small apps on the smallest linode which costs $5 per month.

Cons

  • The blob storage should have pay for how much you use.
  • There should be a email service like there Simple Email Service in AWS
  • There should be option to scale down to save on costs in off seasons.

Return on Investment

  • It has never been down in the last 3 year. So there has been no outages.
  • It has been cost effective as multiple sites can be hosted on the same server.
  • Support has been good, they have replied to my questions. Though questions have been very few.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, Azure App Service and Google App Engine

Other Software Used

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, Azure App Service, Google App Engine