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Introducing the Akamai App Platform

Akamai App Platform, built on Otomi, is now available in beta.
Christopher Aker

Lish SSH Gateway

Apr 30, 2013
by Christopher Aker
We’re rolling out a new Lish SSH gateway that simplifies Lish by introducing a single place to access Lish for all of your Linodes, regardless of their host or datacenter. It eliminates the need for per-Linode Lish passwords and SSH keys. Instead, the Lish gateway uses your existing Linode Manager credentials for authentication. You will […]
Linode
Linode

Security incident update

Apr 16, 2013
by The Linode Security Team
Yesterday, a group named HTP claimed responsibility for accessing Linode Manager web servers, we believe by exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Adobe’s ColdFusion application server. The vulnerabilities have only recently been addressed in Adobe’s APSB13-10 hotfix (CVE-2013-1387 and CVE-2013-1388) which was released less than a week ago. As a result of the vulnerability, […]
Linode
Linode

Security Notice: Linode Manager Password Reset

Apr 12, 2013
by Linode
The following email has been sent to all users: Dear Linode customer, Linode administrators have discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Linode network.  This activity appears to have been a coordinated attempt to access the account of one of our customers.  This customer is aware of this activity and we have determined its extent […]
Linode
Christopher Aker

Linode NextGen: RAM Upgrade

Apr 9, 2013
by Christopher Aker
This is the third and final post in a series about Linode: NextGen. The first post in the series focused on network upgrades and the second post focused on host hardware. This post announces yet another upgrade, and discusses the upgrade procedure and availability. We’re doubling the RAM on all of our plans. This upgrade […]
Linode
Christopher Aker

Linode NextGen: The Hardware

Mar 18, 2013
by Christopher Aker
This is the second post in a series we’re doing about Linode: NextGen. The first post in the series focused on network upgrades we’re making. This post focuses on a new host specification, CPUs, a fleet refresh, and the deployment schedule for all these changes.  Oh, and this: We’re investing millions to make your Linodes […]
Networking
Linode

Linode Partners with Treehouse for Video Tutorials Debut

Mar 13, 2013
by The Linode Security Team
We recently partnered with Treehouse to create a series of “Quick Tips” videos. For all you audio and visual learners out there, these new videos are a fantastic addition to our “Getting Started” series. The first four videos get new users up to speed with a brand new Linode account and server, all in Treehouse’s […]
Linode
Christopher Aker

Linode NextGen: The Network

Mar 7, 2013
by Christopher Aker
This is the first of a series of blog posts about an effort we’re calling Linode: NextGen. In the coming days, we’ll tell you about other improvements and changes, but today we want to let you know about network upgrades. We’re spending $1 million making our network faster. Way faster. Cisco Nexus 7000 routers. Cisco […]
Networking
Linode

2013 Spring Conferences

Feb 28, 2013
by The Linode Security Team
This spring we’re pleased to be sponsoring several conferences. If you plan to attend, we hope you’ll stop by and pay us a visit! SXSW March 8-17 Austin, TX – SXSW’s unique blend of music, film, technology, and culture attracts thousands of enthusiasts and professionals each year. This year’s conference promises to be one of […]
Cloud Overviews
Christopher Aker

Storage increased by 20%

Dec 14, 2012
by Christopher Aker
‘Tis the season for giving so we have just added 20% more storage space to all of our plans!  We really appreciate our customers and are delighted to continue our tradition of ​adding value and ​increasing resources.  This is available immediately for both new and existing customers. Linode 512 goes from 20GB to 24GB Linode 1GB goes from […]
Storage
Linode

Ubuntu 12.10 – Quantal Quetzal

Nov 6, 2012
by The Linode Security Team
We’re happy to announce that Ubuntu 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal” (release notes) is available for deployment from within the Linode Manager. This release of Ubuntu is supported by Canonical until April of 2014. If you require a longer-term support, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is still available within the Linode Manager and is supported until April of 2017. […]
Linux
Linode

Rails Rumble 2012 Winners

Oct 26, 2012
by The Linode Security Team
We’d like to extend our congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Rails Rumble! This year entries were judged by a panel of experts and voted on by the public. After much deliberation, here are the results: Overall: 1st Place: findthin.gs 2nd Place: Revision.io 3rd Place: Deploy Button 4th Place: SciCombinator 5th Place: Bugle 6th […]
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