Linode Linode Partners With Limelight Networks

eva2000 · Sep 13, 2018

Interesting announcement from folks at Linode. Linode is partnering with Limelight Networks.

As a partner, we are excited to be providing our cloud computing capabilities as part of Limelight’s new edge cloud offering and, in turn, making customized CDN and edge solutions available to our customers running API-driven mobile or IoT applications on a global scale.

Limelight’s QoS-enabled network has 35+ Tbps capacity and a 100GbE private fiber backbone connected to more than 900 ISP and last-mile networks. Top brands such as Marvel, Nintendo, and the BBC rely on Limelight to deliver a competitive advantage through solutions that extend the power of their multi-cloud architectures.

This relationship is significant because Linode’s high-performance compute, storage, backup, and load balancing services can now be enhanced by Limelight’s industry-leading content delivery capabilities. Through this new strategic partnership, Linode and Limelight are ushering in the next generation of application delivery tailored for cloud platform customers by reducing the cost of data transportation, decreasing latency, and improving application availability.

Read more about our new partnership by visiting Limelight or contact our sales team for more information.
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From Press Release | Limelight Networks

“Linode is the infrastructure provider of choice for thousands of software developers, SaaS platforms, and enterprises,” said Casey Smith, vice president at Linode. “Integrating our cloud computing services with Limelight’s extensive global network provides the performance and flexibility companies need for their applications, websites, and databases.”

Limelight’s edge cloud offers the scale and reach needed to reduce the distance between sources of data and the network edge. Limelight’s QoS-enabled high-speed private network provides secure connectivity between more than 80 Points of Presence (PoPs), covering every region of the world with connections to more than 900 ISPs. Linode’s cloud computing offering provides compute, storage, backup, and load-balancing services, enabling organizations to build and manage a global infrastructure at scale. The combination of connected, secure, and distributed edge computing and the delivery, storage, analytics, and industry-leading service and support can help solve critical low latency IoT and realtime application challenges.

“Combining Linode’s compute capabilities with our global private network provides unmatched flexibility for edge compute deployments,” said Ersin Galioglu, vice president of strategic Initiatives at Limelight Networks. “If you have latency-sensitive applications, Limelight has the right combination of connectivity, bandwidth, security, storage, and reliability to process and deliver data as close to its source as possible. This combination helps improve customer experience and asset utilization. Applications where seconds and milliseconds matter will help differentiate customers from their competitors.”
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eva2000 · Sep 14, 2018

Asked Linode on their blog about what this partnership means for Linode customers and here's the reply

Hi George. The first phase of our partnership with Limelight is focused on connecting Linode’s data centers with Limelight’s global network to enable a scalable, global edge computing offering. This is being marketed by Limelight as the Limelight edge cloud. The next phase of our partnership is to introduce the ability for Linode customers to easily consume Limelight CDN and related services seamlessly via the Linode Manager or API. As we get closer to phase two, you can expect to see more information announced here including target dates and pricing.
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BoostN · Sep 19, 2018

Good news. More offerings is never a bad thing..

bassie · Sep 20, 2018

I'm curious what this this collaboration between Linode and Limelight will bring.
Partly because both companies focus on completely different customer groups.

Linode with low prices next to Digital Ocean, Vultr etc in the lower segment (compete on price).

Limelight which is in the higher segment, competes on complex custom solution (no prices mentioned), assurance etc (SLA).

Whether Linode wants to go into the higher segment with yet to be introduced solutions.
Or Limelight wants to go into the lower segment (compete on price) with yet to be introduced solutions, eg brand awareness or purchase customers and then hope that they will also enter the higher segment in the future.for example.

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