Akamai's Linode buy: Good for enterprise, risky for others
Opinion Feisty indies that do too well don't stay indie for long
SaaS21 Feb 2022 | 12
Linode
Akamai buys Linode for $900m
Combined internet titan plans offerings that do the 'cloud to edge' thing at super-size scale
PaaS + IaaS16 Feb 2022 | 9
Email blocklisting: A Christmas gift from Microsoft that Linode can't seem to return
Sorry, that IP address is on the naughty step
Off-Prem17 Jan 2022 | 81
Of course Linode would say Linode is a cloud-hosting hotshot, but it also says its AMD hardware beats Intel's
[Insert benchmark disclaimer here] but the tl;dr is 'shop around'
PaaS + IaaS16 Mar 2021 |
Linode ponders adding Windows servers to its fluffy clouds of Linux-only boxen
Exclusive Customers are asking and so spreadsheets are being compiled
Off-Prem09 Feb 2021 | 4
DigitalOcean cuts cloud server pricing to stop rivals eating its lunch
Faces up to AWS, Google with future per-second billing plan
Systems18 Jan 2018 | 9
Linode cloud users in Europe hit as Frankfurt DC falls to its knees
Back up now, but packet loss ongoing
SaaS02 Oct 2017 | 6
Xen warns of nine embargo-worthy bugs
We won't know what they are for a fortnight, but clouds are warning of VM reboots
Virtualization06 Jun 2017 | 9
Linode fends off multiple DDOS attacks
Nowhere near as bad as its ten-day Christmas cracker, but something seems to be afoot
Security11 Sep 2016 | 1
Linode: Major cuts to several submarine cables to Singapore
Updated Ugly ping times after quake, Telstra confirms comms are knackered
Networks03 Mar 2016 | 10
Linode probe into 2015 crack finds fake 2FA creds flaw
New API, policies and open source manager added to ward off future stolen creds attacks
Security22 Feb 2016 | 12
Linode SSH key blunder left virtual servers open to man-in-the-middle fiddles for months
Regen your keys ASAP
Security09 Feb 2016 | 12
Under-attack Linode resets passwords after logins leak onto web
DDoS'd virtual server host's hell continues
Security05 Jan 2016 | 14
Linode: Back at last after ten days of hell
Geo-blocks half the world to stop the DoS
SaaS04 Jan 2016 | 44
Linode's crippling cyber-siege enters day four
And punters aren't happy about the downtime
SaaS29 Dec 2015 | 23
Linode open-sources its secret support sauce
IaaS operator happy for you to edit its tutorials
SaaS01 Aug 2014 |
Smashing, groovy, baby – yay, capitalism! Digital Ocean flogs Brit VMs
Plucky Linux cloud startup floats where Amazon fears to tread: Slough
SaaS15 Jul 2014 | 3
Linode busts up Digital Ocean with price-matching speedy server
Penguin vs Penguin as prices plunge in Linux clouds
SaaS16 Jun 2014 | 5
Battle of the Linux clouds! Linode DOUBLES RAM to take on Digital Ocean
Also adds SSDs, Intel Ivy Bridge for 'largest single investment we've made in the company'
SaaS17 Apr 2014 | 10
Linode raises Hourly Billing flag against Digital Ocean pirates
VPS-vs-VPS fight brings billing parity to hosting market
SaaS09 Apr 2014 | 2
Cut-price Linode competitor spins up Singapore bit barn
New Equinix colo space gives DigitalOcean global coverage
SaaS11 Feb 2014 | 6
Linode adds analytics package to Linux cloud
Forewarned is forearmed
SaaS06 Sep 2013 |
Web host Linode, hackers clash over credit-card raid claim
Crooks boast of swiped privates via ColdFusion hole
Security16 Apr 2013 | 22
Linode hackers escape with $70K in daring bitcoin heist
Updated Compromised servers ransacked for digital cash
Security02 Mar 2012 | 29
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