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OVHcloud

French cloud and infrastructure group (Roubaix): Bare Metal dedicated servers, OpenStack Public Cloud, Hosted Private Cloud (incl. SecNumCloud), and Web Cloud on OVH-operated datacentres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

OVHcloud betreibt 3,1 % aller Websites weltweit und bedient über 1,6 Millionen Kunden. Das 1999 in Roubaix bei Lille gegründete französische Unternehmen betreibt 46 Rechenzentren auf vier Kontinenten in über 19 Ländern und liefert Cloud-Services mit klarer europäischer Perspektive. Von Webhosting-Anbieter zu breitem Infrastruktur-Portfolio. Schwerpunkte: Datenkontrolle, Umweltverantwortung und kalkulierbare Kosten in einem von US-Giganten dominierten Markt.

Das Unternehmen baut eigene Server in modularen Designs in Containern – niedrigere Preise bei effizienter Skalierung. Netzwerkkapazität über 100 Tbit/s global, Anti-DDoS-Schutz in jedem Service ohne Aufpreis. OVHcloud vermeidet Datenweiterverkauf und Vendor Lock-in, mit Offenheit und Reversibilität. Kunden exportieren Daten einfach. Jüngste Expansionen: neue Zonen wie Seattle, Akquisitionen wie gridscale, Verpflichtungen zu Low-Carbon-Energie und Zero Waste bis 2025. Trotz Brand 2021 in Straßburg mit erheblicher Störung erholte sich OVHcloud mit Investitionen – geplant €4–7 Mrd. über fünf Jahre nach IPO.

Key capabilities

Every OVHcloud service includes unlimited anti-DDoS mitigation, scrubbing attacks across layers 3, 4, and 7 without downtime fees. The global network exceeds 100 Tbit/s, ensuring low latency and high throughput. No charges apply to outbound traffic, unlike some rivals, which helps control costs for data-intensive apps like streaming or backups.

OVHcloud reports a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.28 across its facilities, beating industry averages. It uses 7 times less water than peers and runs on 100% low-carbon energy sources. Servers get repurposed for secondary uses before recycling, targeting zero landfill waste by 2025. This approach reduces operational costs passed to customers.

Built on OpenStack, the public cloud supports pay-as-you-go pricing with API access for automation. Private cloud options avoid lock-in through data export tools and standard formats. Customers retain full control, with no data mining for ads. Features like vRack private networking connect services seamlessly across regions.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

OVHcloud provides free trial credits for its Public Cloud services, allowing new users to test instances, storage, and compute without upfront payment. Dedicated servers and VPS start from low monthly fees, with pay-as-you-go options.

Yes, OVHcloud adheres to GDPR with data centers in the EU, processing agreements, and sovereignty guarantees. It processes no customer data for its own purposes and supports features like data localization.

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS): Larger ecosystem but higher egress costs and potential U.S. data exposure.
  • Microsoft Azure: Strong enterprise integrations, less focus on pure IaaS openness.
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP): AI strengths, but sovereignty concerns for EU-regulated workloads.