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Scaleway

French iliad-group cloud platform: bare metal, virtual instances, EU-resident GPU for AI, managed Kubernetes, serverless, storage and databases on Scaleway-operated multi-AZ regions in Europe.

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Scaleway exploite des centres de données avec le PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) le plus bas rapporté en Europe, 1,15, s'appuyant sur des sources d'énergie renouvelable dans neuf installations principalement en France, avec des sites à Amsterdam et Varsovie. Cette configuration soutient des services cloud du bare metal aux GPU orientés IA, tous hébergés dans l'Union européenne.

L'entreprise, basée à Paris, remonte à 1999 lorsque Xavier Niel l'a fondée sous la bannière du groupe Iliad. Elle a démarré avec hébergement web et domaines avant d'étendre aux serveurs dédiés via la ligne Dedibox en 2006. En 2013, Scaleway est lancé comme plateforme IaaS, pionnier des instances bare metal ARM à partir de 0,02 €/heure — une première mondiale. Le support x86 a suivi en 2016. Aujourd'hui, plus de 38 000 clients dans 160 pays via 65 points de présence, plus de 550 employés. Offres : serveurs Elastic Metal, instances virtuelles, GPU haute performance comme NVIDIA H100 et L40S, fonctions serverless, clusters Kubernetes gérés (Kapsule et multi-cloud Kosmos), stockage objet et bloc, bases PostgreSQL, MySQL et MongoDB. Réseau : VPC, load balancers et WAF. Outils développeur : API, CLI et intégration Terraform. Cible charges IA, gaming, finance, santé et services publics, avec programmes comme Founders Program pour startups.

Key capabilities

Elastic Metal provides on-demand bare metal instances like Aluminium, Iridium, and GPU-equipped Titanium models. Deployment takes minutes via API, with models tailored for general compute, storage-intensive tasks, or AI. Users avoid virtualization overhead for better performance in databases or gaming servers. Models start around €0.02 per hour, with full root access and custom images.

High-end GPUs such as NVIDIA L40S, H100, and B300-SXM support AI training and inference. Custom GPU clusters scale for large models. Additional AI services include generative APIs and managed inference. These integrate with Kubernetes for orchestration, serving needs from startups to research labs without vendor lock-in.

Kapsule offers managed Kubernetes clusters, while Kosmos enables multi-cloud setups. Databases cover PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, and ClickHouse as managed services. Storage options include object (S3-compatible), block, and Glacier for archiving. Serverless Functions, Containers, and Jobs handle event-driven workloads. All scale automatically.

Nine data centers consume renewable energy, hitting a 1.15 PUE. Locations ensure low latency in Paris (multi-AZ), Amsterdam, and Warsaw. Networking features private VPCs, load balancers, WAF, and global anycast IPs. Tools like CLI and Terraform simplify management.

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Scaleway uses pay-as-you-go pricing, with instances from €0.02 per hour or €4.99 per month. No perpetual free tier exists, but startup programs like Founders offer credits up to €36,000. Egress includes 75GB free monthly on some plans.

Yes. Scaleway's services meet GDPR requirements, with data residency in EU data centers (France, Netherlands, Poland). It provides tools for data processing agreements and holds relevant certifications.

  • OVHcloud: French rival with larger scale and global data centers, but higher PUE.
  • DigitalOcean: U.S.-based, strong on simplicity and droplets, less focus on sovereignty.
  • Vultr: Global provider with competitive bare metal, U.S. headquartered.