Linode’s Expansion Starts in Virginia

“[W]e plan to add more than a dozen new Linode data centers — equipped with Linode’s full product suite — across North America, APAC, LATAM and Europe by the end of 2023,” Akamai’s Michels said.

 Ashburn, Virginia, will serve as the first new location later this year. More Linode data centers will go online in 2023 in Amsterdam, Chennai, Chicago, Delhi, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Osaka, Miami, Paris, Rome, São Paulo, Seattle and Stockholm. 

“The exact number of sites, locations and dates for deployment are all being actively worked on,” Michels said. “We plan on providing regular updates as plans for each location solidify.”

Akamai chose the aforementioned sites based on extensive analysis and expected growth.

In addition, Michels said, “2023 will also see us introduce a new concept designed to get basic compute capabilities into difficult-to-reach locations currently underserved by traditional cloud providers. We call these “Distributed Sites” and have identified more than 50 cities where we’d like to place them. Stay tuned for more details.”