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Description

Akamai Cloud (previously known as Linode) provides a next-generation distributed cloud platform built for performance, portability, and scalability. It allows developers to deploy and manage cloud-native applications globally through a robust suite of services including Essential Compute, Managed Databases, Kubernetes Engine, and Object Storage. Designed to lower cloud spend, Akamai offers flat pricing, predictable billing, and reduced egress costs without compromising on power or flexibility. Businesses can access GPU-accelerated instances to drive AI, ML, and media workloads with unmatched efficiency. Its edge-first infrastructure ensures ultra-low latency, enabling applications to deliver exceptional user experiences across continents. Akamai Cloud’s architecture emphasizes portability—helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in by supporting open technologies and multi-cloud interoperability. Comprehensive support and developer-focused tools simplify migration, application optimization, and scaling. Whether for startups or enterprises, Akamai Cloud delivers global reach and superior performance for modern workloads.

Description

Amazon EC2 P4d instances are designed for optimal performance in machine learning training and high-performance computing (HPC) applications within the cloud environment. Equipped with NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs, these instances provide exceptional throughput and low-latency networking capabilities, boasting 400 Gbps instance networking. P4d instances are remarkably cost-effective, offering up to a 60% reduction in expenses for training machine learning models, while also delivering an impressive 2.5 times better performance for deep learning tasks compared to the older P3 and P3dn models. They are deployed within expansive clusters known as Amazon EC2 UltraClusters, which allow for the seamless integration of high-performance computing, networking, and storage resources. This flexibility enables users to scale their operations from a handful to thousands of NVIDIA A100 GPUs depending on their specific project requirements. Researchers, data scientists, and developers can leverage P4d instances to train machine learning models for diverse applications, including natural language processing, object detection and classification, and recommendation systems, in addition to executing HPC tasks such as pharmaceutical discovery and other complex computations. These capabilities collectively empower teams to innovate and accelerate their projects with greater efficiency and effectiveness.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

AWS Neuron No 
Amazon EC2 Inf1 Instances No 
Amazon EC2 P5 Instances No 
Amazon EC2 UltraClusters No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
CloudCasa Yes 
Dumper Yes 
Kubernetes Yes 
MXNet No 
Macrometa Yes 
Netmaker Yes 
Pulumi Yes 
PyTorch No 
Sandfly Security Yes 
Shift Yes 
Teamstack Yes 
TensorFlow No 
Tugboat QA Yes 
UTunnel VPN and ZTNA Yes 
n8n Yes 

Integrations

AWS Neuron Yes 
Amazon EC2 Inf1 Instances Yes 
Amazon EC2 P5 Instances Yes 
Amazon EC2 UltraClusters Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
CloudCasa No 
Dumper No 
Kubernetes No 
MXNet Yes 
Macrometa No 
Netmaker No 
Pulumi No 
PyTorch Yes 
Sandfly Security No 
Shift No 
Teamstack No 
TensorFlow Yes 
Tugboat QA No 
UTunnel VPN and ZTNA No 
n8n No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$11.57 per hour
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Akamai

Founded

1998

Country

United States

Website

www.akamai.com/cloud

Vendor Details

Company Name

Amazon

Founded

1994

Country

United States

Website

aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/p4/

Product Features

Backup

Backup Log No 
Backup Scheduling No 
Cloud Backup No 
Compression No 
Continuous Backup No 
Encryption No 
Incremental Backup No 
Local Server Options No 
Remote Server Options No 
Secure Data Storage No 
Web Access / Restoration No 

Cloud Storage

Access Control Yes 
Archiving & Retention Yes 
Backup Yes 
Data Migration Yes 
Data Synchronization Yes 
Encryption Yes 
File Sharing No 
Version Control Yes 

DDoS Protection

DNS Amplification Protection No 
DNS Reflection Protection No 
High Network Capacity No 
Illegitimate Traffic Recognition No 
Infrastructure Protection (Layer 3/Layer 4) No 
Post Attack Analysis No 
Traffic Monitoring No 
Website Protection (Layer 7) No 

Firewall

Alerts / Notifications No 
Application Visibility / Control No 
Automated Testing No 
Intrusion Prevention No 
LDAP Integration No 
Physical / Virtual Environment No 
Sandbox / Threat Simulation No 
Threat Identification No 

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Analytics / Reporting No 
Configuration Management No 
Data Migration No 
Data Security No 
Load Balancing No 
Log Access No 
Network Monitoring No 
Performance Monitoring No 
SLA Monitoring No 

Load Balancing

Authentication No 
Automatic Configuration No 
Content Caching No 
Content Routing No 
Data Compression No 
Health Monitoring No 
Predefined Protocols No 
Redundancy Checking No 
Reverse Proxy No 
SSL Offload No 
Schedulers No 

Managed DNS

Anti-Malware No 
Change Management No 
DDoS Protection No 
DNS Failover No 
DNS Propagation No 
Disaster Recovery No 
Global DNS Network No 
Intelligent Traffic Routing No 
Load Balancing No 
Reporting / Analytics No 
Secondary DNS No 
Web Application Firewall (WAF) No 

Virtual Machine

Backup Management Yes 
Graphical User Interface Yes 
Remote Control Yes 
VDI Yes 
Virtual Machine Encryption Yes 
Virtual Machine Migration Yes 
Virtual Machine Monitoring Yes 
Virtual Server Yes 

VPS Hosting

Access Control / Permissions No 
FTP No 
Managed VPS No 
Multi-Server Management No 
One-Click Apps No 
Root Access No 
SSD Storage No 
Unmanaged VPS No 
Upload Custom ISO No 

Product Features

Deep Learning

Convolutional Neural Networks No 
Document Classification No 
Image Segmentation No 
ML Algorithm Library No 
Model Training No 
Neural Network Modeling No 
Self-Learning No 
Visualization No 

HPC

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