What is UpCloud?
UpCloud is a European cloud service provider with a global cloud platform spanning four continents, available from 15 data centers. It was formed in 2011 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The company advertises a 99.999% SLA and a cloud-native product portfolio, and says its support live chat is available to customers 24/7.
The portfolio includes Cloud Servers (Linux or Windows), GPU servers, Private Cloud, block, file and object storage, Managed Databases, a Container Registry and networking products such as a load balancer, NAT gateway and VPN gateway. UpCloud also lists zero-cost egress, meaning free outbound data transfers.
For container workloads, UpCloud offers Managed Kubernetes, also called UKS. It is part of the CNCF conformance program, a free control plane is included, and worker nodes can use any available Cloud Server plan. Block storage connects to Kubernetes Persistent Volumes through the Container Storage Interface. New users get a 30-day free trial and 500 euros in free credit. The product documentation covers Managed Kubernetes setup, load balancing, cluster scaling and persistent volumes. This listing is categorized under containers, but the company also supplies broader cloud infrastructure.
Key capabilities
- Cloud Servers Linux or Windows servers with full control.
- Managed Kubernetes Clusters with automated configuration and maintenance.
- Storage and databases Block storage, file storage and managed databases.
- Networking Load balancer, software-defined networking and zero-cost egress.
- Registry Container images, Helm charts and OCI artifacts in one place.
Where UpCloud fits
- Managed Kubernetes Fully managed, CNCF-conformance clusters for container orchestration, with a free control plane and worker nodes on any Cloud Server plan.
- Cloud Servers Linux or Windows servers with full control and flexibility, used as Kubernetes worker nodes.
- Storage Block storage volumes for persistent workloads, file storage shared over NFS, and object storage for unstructured data.
- Load balancing and networking A load balancer that distributes traffic across servers, a NAT gateway for outbound access, and software defined networking.
- Container Registry One registry for container images, Helm charts and other OCI artifacts.
- GPU servers Servers aimed at AI and ML work, plus audio and video workloads.
- Zero-cost egress Free outbound data transfers.
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