Enabling Cloud adoption to the next level, Linode is experiencing a 100% surge in demand for data.
Lockdown, social distancing, quarantine, and remote working are the buzzwords today that have collectively led to an increased pressure on the Cloud.
While cloud providers are experiencing at least 20-40% surge in demand for data, cloud and co-location services. Linode, an independent open cloud provider is experiencing a 100% increase in demand from existing customers and new customers.
Speaking about this milestone, Ashwin Kumar, Director, Data Centre and Cloud Operations, Linode India said, “During the first two weeks of lockdown, we saw demand spike almost 100%. That spike has settled to a roughly 75% rise in utilization. We suspect this increased demand will continue as companies look to alternative providers like us to better manage their cloud computing costs and strengthen their multi-cloud and business continuity implementations.”
“Today digital transformation and cloud planning are at the heart of all business strategies. Consequently, the demand for data center services that underpin these strategies is growing steeply. At Linode, we have seen demand for colocation services grow, especially among companies in the banking, e-commerce, and OTT sectors. SMEs, too are rethinking their business models and rapidly embracing the cloud to enable collaboration and remote working, minimize their IT expenses, and manage fluctuating demand.”
“Current events have caused an acceleration in the adoption of more agile technologies, which will drive businesses to rapidly embrace digital transformation. This is especially critical for the SME sector, which is facing increased challenges to ensure both technological and financial continuity. And with businesses intensifying remote working and increasingly depending on digital communications for employee and customer interaction, the demand for resilient, accessible and affordable cloud infrastructure — not only in India, but around the globe — has never been more important.”
Linode accelerates innovation by making cloud computing simple, accessible, and affordable to all. Founded in 2003, Linode helped pioneer the cloud computing industry and is today the largest independent open cloud provider in the world.
Headquartered in Philadelphia’s Old City, the company empowers more than a million developers, startups, and businesses across its global network of 11 data centers.
