一个时代的终结：Linode品牌退役，卒于2023年2月16日

内容提要：在2022年，Linode被Akamai 收购 ，旨在将虚拟服务器提供商集成到其全球云计算服务网络中。然而就在昨天（2023年2月17日），Akamai宣布Linode将被整合进“Akamai Connected Cloud”成为云计算业务的一部分，今后，再也没有Linode这个品牌了。

在2022年，Linode被Akamai 收购 ，旨在将虚拟服务器提供商集成到其全球云计算服务网络中。然而就在昨天（2023年2月17日），Akamai宣布Linode将被整合进“Akamai Connected Cloud”成为云计算业务的一部分，今后，再也没有Linode这个品牌了。

什么是 Akamai Connected Cloud？

Akamai Connected Cloud 是一个大规模分布式边缘和云平台，适用于云计算、安全性和内容交付。Akamai 的云计算服务包括构建、部署和保护企业在线连接的任何应用程序，以及工作负载所需的基本计算、存储、网络、数据库和容器管理云服务。在 Akamai Connected Cloud 上运行的云计算服务使企业能够在整个计算过程中（从核心到边缘）分配工作负载和应用程序，以应对当今集中式云计算平台在成本、性能和规模方面的挑战。

Linode是如何失去魅力的？

在 2000 年代初，Linode 是非常有特色的。它被中国用户称为贵族VPS，既喜欢却又难以高攀。因为20美元/月的起步价，即便是放到现在，对于大多数中国用户来说也是一笔不小的开支。

尽管Linode 较为昂贵，但是线路速度（尤其是中国大陆访问速度）、稳定性、易用的管理面板都非常优秀。站长最喜欢的是他们的“流量池”功能，一台20美元的vps每月有2TB流量额度，如果你购买了10台Linode，那么你就有了一个20TB流量池，你账户内的10台VPS共享整个流量池，这样单个VPS不会因为用光2TB月流量而导致停机。

Linode在初期经常发布新功能，其中许多功能被现在的不少主机商们借鉴。在今天很常见。但是近些年，VPSTOP站长印象里大概是在2017年前后，Linode开始落后了。线路方面对中国大陆不再有优化，这直接导致很多中国用户放弃使用Linode，转而投向搬瓦工（BandwagonHost）、Vultr、Digital Ocean等新兴商家的怀抱。

同时，由于市场竞争激烈，很多主机商都纷纷降低了国外VPS售价，Linode反应非常迟缓，总是最后一批调整价格的商家。

在 2010 年代初期，Linode遭受了一系列黑客攻击：先是一群人的比特币钱包被盗，然后Linode的 ColdFusion Web 服务器被黑客入侵（Linode直到2013年仍在使用 ColdFusion），接下来又是大规模的 DDoS 攻击。到了2015年，Linode的品牌声誉已经受到了不小的损害。

与此同时，Digital Ocean在2011年成立。Vultr、Amazon Sail等也紧随其后相继成立。其他商家的VPS管理面板提供了更为丰富的功能，Linode曾经引以为傲的面板功能不再特别。

安息吧，Linode

现在Linode走了。当然，如果您是 Akamai 的客户，你的VPS仍然可以继续运行，如果你还想要新买一个VPS，Akamai会很乐意接受您的订单。

但你知道这些事情是怎么回事。起初，收购方做出了很多漂亮的承诺，表明他们对被收购方的愿景有多相信，以及什么都不会改变。但随着时间的推移，使 Linode 与众不同的东西将被抹去，取而代之的是“Akamai 方式”——这是不可避免的文化接管。

您是 Linode 的用户吗？是打算继续使用Linode还是放弃？欢迎下面的评论中告诉我们！

以下是Linode官方原文：

Since Akamai’s acquisition of Linode in early 2022, we’ve been hard at work to bring the platforms together under one roof. With the announcement of Akamai Connected Cloud, Linode is now fully integrated into the Akamai brand. Going forward, Linode’s services will be referred to as Akamai’s cloud computing services.

What is Akamai Connected Cloud?

Akamai Connected Cloud is a massively distributed edge and cloud platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. Akamai’s cloud computing services include the essential compute, storage, networking, database, and container management cloud services required to build, deploy, and secure applications and workloads everywhere businesses connect online. The cloud computing services running on Akamai Connected Cloud enable companies to distribute workloads and applications across the continuum of computing — from core to edge — to meet the challenges of cost, performance, and scale that centralized cloud computing platforms present today.

Expanding our mission

The Linode mission was about accelerating innovation by making cloud computing simple, affordable, and accessible. That mission continues as part of Akamai’s bold new vision, now with the full breadth of services that developers need, running on one of the world’s most distributed cloud platforms. It also will give developers access to:

• Three new enterprise-scale core cloud computing sites across the U.S. and Europe. Adding to the existing 11 cloud computing sites, the new sites will plug into the Akamai backbone — connecting them to the most distributed edge network on the planet. They also become the template for 10 additional core sites we plan to roll out across the globe throughout the year.

• More than 50 cities in which we plan to begin rolling out distributed sites this year, to bring basic cloud computing capabilities into difficult-to-reach locations currently underserved by traditional cloud providers. These regions offer a subset of Akamai’s cloud computing services but are identical in terms of availability and performance.

• Aggressive new cloud egress pricing that uses the power of Akamai’s network to drive down the cost of cloud egress by bringing CDN-like economics to cloud data transfer. The new egress pricing model is designed to result in significantly discounted egress rates relative to the hyperscalers and alternative cloud providers.

• New ISO, SOC 2, and HIPAA standards compliance, available immediately.

Over the next few months, you’ll notice some cosmetic changes to your Linode experience — such as seeing the Akamai logo where the Linode logo appeared. We’re also working to improve the overall flow between the two sites to maintain the simplicity that developers have come to know from Linode as well as introduce both developers and enterprises to new services running on Akamai Connected Cloud. Over time, you’ll also notice other design and user experience improvements based on our product roadmap. For now, there are no changes to Linode’s social channels, so continue using them to communicate with us.

What won’t change is the price-performance, portability, and award-winning support that developers love. We appreciate the trust you put in us and we’re excited to help you build, secure, and deploy your modern applications on a cloud built for the future.