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It seems like a massive acquihire to me - similar to Heroku. I don't think that DigitalOcean will be acquihired.
Definitely not an acquihire. Linode build a super solid business without taking any venture.
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#22Enjoy the value of Linode. Hope Akamai doesn't ruin it.
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#24I think this is Akamai figuring out they need to address the self-serve market. Akamai has 6x the edge network footprint of Cloudflare and has all the cool trendy stuff like edge workers, they just suck at selling to the developer.
Not to mention that until they finally had a first-class Terraform provider, their CDN was absolute nightmare to manage at-scale. If you only have a handful of properties then sure, it's fine. You can just point-and-click your way around and make it work. Anything more than that and it was very painful.
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#25f. I've been using Linode since before "cloud" became a buzzword. I'm sure it's just a matter of time until the screws get turned. That seems to be the economic environment we're currently in, too.
Maybe Akamai will stop blocking Linode IPs for their firewall snake oil? One can dream.
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#26How does DigitalOcean compare to Linode these days? One thing I noticed off the bat is that Linode still offers phone and email support, versus just a ticketing system interface.
And they answer the phone. I've called their support line many times to report business-impacting issues, and they always answer within seconds (literally), provide competent support, follow-up, and genuinely care . Linode support may be better than Amex Platinum Card support. :-)
> Linode support may be better than Amex Platinum Card support.
If talking about today, almost assuredly given your description.
This is pretty offtopic to the OP but I felt compelled to chime in as it really irritates me, that Amex support has gone into the toilet over the past 2 years or so. I remember a time when you called, and someone would just answer "hello mr xxx" if it was the number on file. Now it's phone menus, typing in your card number, other details, hold times, etc...even on Platinum support.
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#27Great news for the Linode team. Another isolated silo for Akamai. Honestly the way Akamai pieces together product offerings through acquisitions to compete has made it very difficult to leverage their portfolio without hiring consulting firm to integrate a solution.
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#28How does DigitalOcean compare to Linode these days? One thing I noticed off the bat is that Linode still offers phone and email support, versus just a ticketing system interface.
I wonder if Cloudflare is thinking about acquiring DO to round up their next-gen cloud.
DO's UI has gone downhill since 2017. It is so bloated and large. Used to be very compact.
Folks from Cloudflare if you're reading this - please keep your UI compact. Your main UI (Dashboard) looks more compact that the docs[1] which are too sparse and terrible for developers who are not average consumers. They can handle the complexity. They also appear to be designed by two separate UI design teams. You guys need an authoritarian designer at the top.
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#29How does DigitalOcean compare to Linode these days? One thing I noticed off the bat is that Linode still offers phone and email support, versus just a ticketing system interface.
I tried DO after using Linode for a few years, and DO felt more polished and streamlined. DO's docs are great, too. But I honestly have no complaints with Linode. Note that I'm just running Nginx on a $5/mo VPS.
I've had a Linode for many years with no problems, and have had to use their excellent phone service once.
I tried DO and hated it because they used a zillion 3rd-party services on all their internal web pages (after being signed in) so I was in a constant battle enabling things with NoScript.
I have a small Vultr VM I use for testing. Their site didn't require enabling a bunch of 3rd-party domains. They've been rock solid as well, like Linode, and cheap as dirt: I have a small VM with IP4 from years ago for $2.50/mo
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#30And thus was born a new entrant into the large public cloud space. Congrats Linode! I'm guessing Digital Ocean will be next.
Less chance b/c DO is public now!