#1 most frequent
United States of America
60.0%3 installations of 5
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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Who Buys & Uses Akamai Cloud Computing
#2 most frequent
Canada
20.0%1 installation of 5
#3 most frequent
Germany
20.0%1 installation of 5
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
One of the best cloud service
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I’m use a lot of Linode services such us LKE, Load balancer, certificate manager and database as a service. My use case is a white label software which is served to many customers. The service is very reliable.
Pros
- Pricing
- Reliable service
- Simple use
Cons
- User and permission management
Return on Investment
- allows you to have certain costs on the infrastructure
Alternatives Considered
Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Other Software Used
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Contabo
Usability
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
