Linode
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Cloud computing, web services, Internet hosting services |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Area served | Global |
Key people |
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| Products | Cloud hosting solutions Virtual private servers |
| Revenue | $100 million |
Number of employees | 200+ |
| Parent | Akamai Technologies |
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| Website | www |
Linode () is a U.S.-based provider specializing in Linux-powered virtual machines and cloud infrastructure services.
Since its inception in 2003, Linode has delivered virtual private server (VPS) hosting solutions. In February 2022, it was purchased by Akamai Technologies for $900 million.[1]
History
Established in 2003 by Christopher Aker, an alumnus of Full Sail University, Linode relocated its headquarters from Galloway, New Jersey (in 2008) to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s historic Corn Exchange National Bank building in 2018.
On February 15, 2022, Akamai Technologies declared the acquisition of Linode for $900 million. Akamai’s CEO Tom Leighton highlighted the synergy between Linode's developer-centric cloud platform and Akamai’s advanced edge computing and security offerings.[2]
Products and services
By late 2019, Linode provided virtualization-driven compute services customized to client requirements, including options for high-memory configurations, dedicated CPU resources, and GPU availability. Its service lineup also featured network storage and backup offerings.[3][4]
In 2013, Linode introduced Longview, a Linux system monitoring solution integrated within its Cloud Manager interface. October 2019 saw the launch of an S3-compatible Object Storage service designed for large-scale unstructured data. By November 2019, Linode expanded its portfolio with a managed Kubernetes engine to facilitate scalable container orchestration.[5][6]
Security incidents
In 2012, unauthorized access affected eight Linode customer accounts, leading to the loss of roughly 40,000 bitcoins.
The following year, the hacker collective Hack The Planet (HTP) exploited a security flaw in Adobe ColdFusion servers to infiltrate Linode’s web infrastructure. Although no sensitive financial information was compromised, Linode responded by resetting all user passwords and committed to introducing two-factor authentication by May 2013 to strengthen account protection.
From December 25, 2015, through January 10, 2016, Linode was targeted by extensive DDoS attacks initiated by an individual acquiring botnet resources with the intent to disrupt services. A further significant DDoS assault occurred during the 2016 Labor Day weekend, which also affected service reliability.
- ↑ "Akamai To Acquire Linode to Provide Businesses with a Developer-friendly and Massively-distributed Platform to Build, Run and Secure Next Generation Applications". Akamai. 2022-02-15.
- ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (2022-02-15). "Akamai acquires Linode for $900M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ "Block Storage Volumes". Retrieved 5 Aug 2021.
- ↑ "Backups". Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ "Linode Launches Longview". Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ "Linode Managed Kubernetes Now Available". 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-11-24.