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> but why not just call it something "Linode by Akamai" or "Akamai Linode"? Because they know they're up against the AWS, GCP and Azure's of this world.... So

> but why not just call it something "Linode by Akamai" or "Akamai Linode"? Because they know they're up against the AWS, GCP and Azure's of this world.... So it's probably a touch of the "nobody got fired for buying IBM", i.e. they consider "Akamai" to have more clout on a proposal sheet than "Linode". Of course nobody sensible reads anything into a brand name, but if you're trying to impress the customer's C-suite ....

robertlagrant 4y ago
I'm surprised that many people would think the Akamai name has that much cache(t).
adql 4y ago
I never saw any clout attached to Akamai of all things, it's just "that other big CDN"
- jacooper 4y ago
  Isn't it actually the biggest? Cloudflare is popular because they have that crazy free tier, but Akamai has the biggest CDN network.
  - tomnipotent 4y ago
    Cloudflare revenues surpassed Akamai in 2022.
    - uncertainrhymes 4y ago
      What a strange thing to say. Cloudflare: Revenue: Total revenue of $975.2 million representing an increase of 49% year-over-year. GAAP net loss was $193.4 million compared to $260.3 million for fiscal 2021. GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.59, compared to $0.83 for fiscal 2021. Akamai: Revenue of $3.617 billion, up 4% year-over-year and up 8% when adjusted for foreign exchange. GAAP EPS of $3.26, down 17% year-over-year
      - tomnipotent 4y ago
        Totally right; didn't realize I was only looking at Q4 results. Thanks for the correction.
phpisthebest 4y ago
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are household names Akamai is not. I bet i you asked 10 random people what Akamai was they would never guess it, probably think it was new drug pfizer came out with or something