Akamai to launch a dozen new Linode data centers
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CDN (opens in new tab) provider Akamai is expanding its global footprint with the addition of approximately 12 new Linode data centers in North America, APAC, LATAM and Europe by the end of 2023.
Equipped with Linode’s full suite of products, the first data center location will be in Ashburn, Virginia, with a launch planned for later this year, with the others to follow in the first half of 2023.
Akamai (opens in new tab) says work is currently underway on the exact number of data center locations, locations, and dates.
Akamai Expansion
In addition to the Ashburn office, Akamai also has offices in Amsterdam, Chennai, Chicago, Delhi, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Osaka, Miami, Paris, Rome, São Paulo, Seattle and Stockholm.
Akamai is prioritizing the new sites based on increased customer demand for colocation (opens in new tab) services, market analysis and existing and predicted calculation and delivery volume.
“We also looked at locations opening Akamai Linode cloud services to new markets (for example, Miami and São Paulo are strategic to serve customers in the LATAM market) and assessed what was technically feasible to ensure that each location can now support our growth. can support and in the future,” the company said in a blog post (opens in new tab).
In March 2022, Akamai completed the acquisition of cloud and web hosting (opens in new tab) company Linode for $900 million to simplify accessibility for developers to use cloud computing.
Linode’s infrastructure-as-a-service platform is deployed in 11 global markets from its data centers around the world, and the new data center locations will linode (opens in new tab) to further develop application tolerance availability zones.
Since cloud computing companies typically have multiple global availability zones, Akamai and Linode’s expansion plans come as no surprise.
Akamai also plans to introduce a new concept by 2023 designed to bring basic computing capabilities to hard-to-reach locations that are currently underserved by traditional cloud providers.
Dubbed “Distributed Sites,” the cloud computing provider says it has identified more than 50 cities where it would like to place them.