Corporate speak takes over a beloved brand, news at 11
Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
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Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#72What’s a good alternative for Linode these days? I just want a vps where I can install Debian, be root, and have a web and email server. A 4gb Linode has been enough for my needs for years.
DigitalOcean is the most serious developer-first cloud, in my biased opinion as an ex employee. I still use their cloud whenever I need to run something because I know it's mostly well built, price/performance is almost unrivalled. I'd run my stuff on DO before Azure all the time, and before AWS and GCP for most workloads where the DO feature set is sufficient.
Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#73The Linode brand is so well known by developers. Why in the world would Akamai risk the brand any further than they already have like this?
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Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#74At least been with Linode for the last 15 years, I'm used to the brand, you change it, I may just leave.
Linode was solid for me over the years, I noticed DigitalOcean might be a big threat to it early on, now might be the time for me to finally migrate there.
Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#75Ask HN: I was just about to sign up to their Managed service offering (basically they monitor the VPS's and if a monitored URL goes down they do initial trouble shooting for the basics to bring things back online before they contact you). I've rarely seen this offered elsewhere. Any other hosting co's HN knows about that does this (and had good experiences with?) ? Vultr doesn't from what I can see. I prefer my serve…
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Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#76Well, that's it for me. I've been nervous since the acquisition, but that post has all the telltale signs of imminent brand doom. I've had a few small services running on Linode for years I'll be pulling the plug on/moving to other providers.
Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#77As an outsider, this feels absurd. Linode had so much good-will and brand recognition built up through their sponsorships and reps.
I get it for the Linode guys. Sell now- server hosting is an arms race against giants. I don’t wanna compete against AWS! I use AWS! Maybe I shouldn’t be? Maybe I should run my software on organic Linux-farmers open source electronic fields that run on hydroelectric power. They can get fiber and backup power too.
Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#78I'm sure they spent a lot of time thinking about this, but why not just call it something "Linode by Akamai" or "Akamai Linode"? Neither "Akamai’s cloud computing services" or "Akamai Connected Cloud" sound like viable names. Is the goal just to get people to say "I use Akamai"? I could even see a viable strategy where they rename the existing Linode but create a new Linode, ala Lightsail just to keep the name. They…
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Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#79Goodbye Linode. They should have at least left the name. We know business is business, but business is business, therefor Goodbye Linode. Goodbye!
Re: Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
#80I’m curious to the reasoning behind a decision like this. Part of what Akamai bought was the Linode brand name. Anecdotally as a user Linode’s brand seems to have a fair bit of value and positive reputation. Havent they just written off a non-trivial amount of value from what they just acquired? Or is it as simple as they really want brand consistency?
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