Affordable Computing Instance for Basic Users
September 21, 2022
Affordable Computing Instance for Basic Users
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Linode
We have been using Linode public cloud for various security experiments at the University of Waterloo SWAG lab. First, we assessed the benchmark of the cloud instances and scanned for default security mechanisms available in the public instance of Linode for research study purposes. We went on using Linode for processing our Kafka Stream events separately to determine its capacity and usage across our SWAG lab.
- Default security updates
- Efficient computing instances
- Well defined admin panel to manage instances
- Customer support
- Estimate billing based on usages
- S3 like bucket object
- Security experimentation process
- Low cost
- Scalable across teams
We evaluated DigitalOcean vs. Elastic Beanstalk before Linode, which was pretty cost intensive for deploying basic machines in the cloud for experimentation purposes. So, we had to switch to Linode for cost-effectiveness and default security mechanisms built inside Linode.
Yes, as I mentioned, Linode was very cost-effective comparing other public clouds for doing experiments and starting up initial projects without much amount to spend. Additionally, the computing instance was may much better than peers with easy and reliable access every time. Linode has provided value in terms of cost and performance.
We didn't have any SLA or uptime for the organization within the University of Waterloo as it basically experimented to run on the public cloud for research purposes as it was not serving any public-facing traffic. However, we were able to access the cloud even from home due to COVID situations.
Do you think Akamai Cloud Computing delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Akamai Cloud Computing's feature set?
Yes
Did Akamai Cloud Computing live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Akamai Cloud Computing go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Akamai Cloud Computing again?
Yes