Linode
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Linode, LLC (/ˈlɪnoʊd/)[1] was an American cloud hosting provider that focused on providing Linux-based virtual machines, cloud infrastructure, and managed services.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Cloud computing, web services, Internet hosting services |
Founded | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) |
Defunct | February 14, 2023 (2023-02-14) |
Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Products | Cloud-hosting provider Virtual private servers |
Revenue | $100 million |
Number of employees | 200+ |
Parent | Akamai Technologies |
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Website | www |
In 2003, at the time of its launch, Linode provided virtual private server (VPS) hosting. It had grown over the years into a multinational corporation, with over 800,000 customers from 196 countries and data centers in 11 locations worldwide. Linode was considered one of the largest independent cloud infrastructure providers before its acquisition.
Linode was acquired by Akamai Technologies in February 2022 for $900 million.[2] Akamai discontinued the Linode brand on February 14, 2023, with the launch of its "Akamai Connected Cloud" product line based on the combination of the Linode cloud computing platform and Akamai's existing content delivery network business.