Linode acquires Akamai to consolidate cloud server CDN and security solutions

If we have friends who are using the Linode ECS, we should have received an email about the acquisition of Linode merchants Akamai The acquisition should have been completed or the information will not be published. Here we also see similar information on the top of Akamai's official website. Many of our friends may not have used or contacted the Akamai brand. Let's have a brief understanding.

Akamai merchants mainly provide cloud server security solutions, such as CDN. After Linode's acquisition, it will continue to maintain Akamai's product advantages and will provide more solutions suitable for cloud products and services in combination with Linode's cloud servers and other related cloud products, which can be used to make up for Linode merchants' product breadth in security. The specific deployment and product integration will be completed in the first quarter. Let's look forward to it together. Here Lao Zuo shares this email together.

Original message:

I am excited to announce that Linode has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Akamai. You can read the official press release in our press room.

First things first: For the immediate future, we will continue to operate as we always have. Akamai has no intention of changing what has made us successful. This acquisition will propel us both forward — not take anything away. Linode will soon be able to call on the power of Akamai to offer entirely new products, services, expertise, locations, and scale, while Akamai will be able to tap into Linode’s deep expertise in compute, storage, and on-demand infrastructure-as-a-service.

If you don’t already know Akamai, they’ve been around since the early days of the web. They invented the CDN and operate the world’s most sophisticated content delivery platform. Over the years, they’ve added world class security and edge solutions to their portfolio, among other things.

There is natural synergy between Akamai and Linode, not only in our missions and cultures, but in the potent combination of strengths we each bring to the table. Combining Linode’s compute and storage products with Akamai's serverless, CDN, and security solutions, will give customers a broader range of services to build, modernize, and scale the next generation of applications.

Today, we start a new chapter in Linode’s story – one that strengthens our position in a market increasingly looking for alternatives. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. In the meantime, we want to thank you — our customers — for supporting and empowering us to make cloud computing simple, affordable, and accessible.

The translation is as follows:

I am pleased to announce that Linode has entered into an acquisition agreement with Akamai. You can read the official press release in our press room.

First of all, in the near future, we will continue to operate as always. Akamai has no intention of changing what makes us successful. This acquisition will push us forward, not take anything away. Linode will soon be able to leverage Akamai's power to provide new products, services, expertise, location and scale, and Akamai will be able to leverage Linode's deep expertise in computing, storage and on-demand infrastructure as a service.

If you don't know Akamai, then I can tell you that they already existed in the early Internet era. They invented CDN and operate the world's most complex content delivery platform. Over the years, they have added world-class security and edge solutions to their portfolios.

There is a natural synergy between Akamai and Linode, which is reflected not only in our mission and culture, but also in the combination of the powerful forces we bring together. Combining Linode's computing and storage products with Akamai's serverless, CDN, and security solutions will provide customers with a broader range of services to build, modernize, and extend next-generation applications.

Today, we begin a new chapter in the story of Linode - to consolidate our position in a market that is increasingly looking for alternative products. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022.