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 OVHcloudand Alchemy today announced a strategic relationship. Together, the two companies will enable decentralized app and chain developers to benefit from Alchemy’s powerful suite of tools and Supernodes, Alchemy’s blockchain engine, on the secure, de-centralized and high-performance foundation of OVHcloud’s cloud infrastructure.

The strategic relationship has already started to have an impact. The performance-price ratio offered by OVHcloud has enabled Alchemy to scale to new regions ahead of schedule, even in highly regulated markets, helping developers around the world to launch decentralized apps and chains faster. The OVHcloud platform seamlessly interconnects with Alchemy’s existing cloud infrastructure, including hyperscale offerings, giving Alchemy a truly multi-cloud environment. 

Earlier this year, Alchemy supported OVHcloud’s blockchain startup accelerator, helping to build an ecosystem where startups, enterprises, and partners co-innovated and worked to deliver the next generation of blockchain services at global scale.

At the Quantum Defence Summit, OVHcloud and Quandela announce the availability of the Belenos computer on OVHcloud’s Quantum platform.

Unveiled last autumn, the OVHcloud Quantum Platform makes quantum computing, a breakthrough technology, more accessible through a Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) consumption model. With the addition of Belenos, OVHcloud continues to deploy its ambitious roadmap of quantum computers accessible through the cloud.

Quandela Belenos leverages photonic quantum technology to offer a compute power of 12 qubits. It helps organisations to experiment with new algorithms in innovative domains such as image sorting and generation, accelerated AI calculus, or quantum machine learning (QML). New use cases in the fields of electromagnetic simulation, structural mechanics, engine combustion, material simulation, meteorology, and earth observation also benefit from the advances in quantum computing.

Supporting the European and Canadian quantum ecosystem since 2022, the Group offers the widest range of quantum emulators leveraging its infrastructures with over a thousand users. With 15 affordable quantum emulators (including Perceval and MerLin) starting at $0.05 CAD per hour, the Group helps users to grow their familiarity with different quantum computing models.

The OVHcloud Quantum Platform gives access to full-fledged quantum computers, to support the acceleration and growing adoption of quantum computing within private organisations. The Belenos QPU is offered in a “as-a-service” mode and benefits from a pay-as-you-go billing with billing per second without commitment.

Learn more about OVHcloud Quantum Platform here.

In a context where organizations have to juggle with unprecedented volumes of data, run even more heterogeneous tasks all while keeping control of their costs and environmental impact, OVHcloud, a global cloud player and the European Cloud leader, unveils its new Bare Metal 2026 generation of dedicated servers.

The new line-is up built around the latest AMD Ryzen and AMD EPYC processors and is designed to offer cost-effective power while providing unparalleled resiliency, enabling organisations of all size to address use cases including machine learning, blockchain, large scale virtualization or hosting of online games.

Bare Metal 2026 serving digital transformation of businesses
With organisations accelerating their digital transformation, uses cases abound: databases, virtualization, containerization, etc. As a result, OVHcloud offers a robust and durable Bare Metal platform for organisations that constantly need to adapt themselves while making the most of their budgets thanks to cost predictability.

Addressing those challenges require processors with high core count to handle unprecedented amounts of tasks in parallel, high-speed DDR5 memory, a vast choice of rapid storage, and a performance per watt ratio to optimise the infrastructure sustainability footprint. 

The Bare Metal 2026 line-up also benefits from a network connection, with unlimited traffic, designed for modern architectures with an unlimited guaranteed public bandwidth ranging from 1 to 5 Gbit/s depending on the models, and a private bandwidth of up to 50 Gbit/s that prove ideal for clusters, virtualization or distributed environments. 

The complete Bare Metal 2026 line-up includes:

• Rise 2026: These new generation versatile servers are the perfect match for intensive workloads, web environments and light virtualization business needs. They boast AMD Ryzen or EPYC x86 processors built on the Zen 5 microarchitecture. Available now in Europe and Canada.
• Game 2026: Designed to host online video games sessions, the Game 2026 servers handle virtual machines ideal for gaming environments and offer resiliency with OVHcloud’s built-in Anti-DDoS solution. Leveraging AMD Ryzen 9000 X3D series x86 processors operating at high frequencies, this range provides Level 3 cache memory that helps keep latencies low for a smooth gaming experience. Available now in Europe, Canada and The United States.
• Advance 2026: SSupporting validation nodes and other blockchain system components, Advance 2026 servers are equally adapted for hosting, database management or cluster deployment of high-performance containers. They are powered by AMD EPYC 4005 x86 processors with up to 16 cores/32 threads with DDR5 ECC memory. They benefit from a 99.95% SLA and are available now in Europe, Canada, The United States and APAC.
• Scale 2026: Designed for the most demanding use cases including big data, analytics or high-performance computing, the Scale 2026 range supports AMD SEV technology for confidential computing workloads. Tailored for the most ambitious projects and available for deployment in 3-AZ configurations answering resiliency requirements, Scale 2026 servers are built around AMD EPYC 9005 series x86 processors, with up to 384 cores/768 threads (dual socket) and up to 3 TB of DDR5 ECC memory. Storage options can be configured with up to 92 TB of NVMe drives. Scale 2026 servers are available now in Europe, Canada, The United States and APAC.

Sustainability and data protection
Bare Metal 2026 dedicated servers benefit from OVHcloud’s proven infrastructure expertise, delivered from energy-efficient data centers thanks to the Group’s responsible model leveraging watercooling. Data security and protection are backed by internationally recognized standards, including ISO27001 certification, and by a strong European approach to data sovereignty, helping customers maintain control over where their data is stored and how it is accessed.

Learn more about OVHcloud Bare Metal 2026 servers

OVHcloud announces the acquisition of Seald, a French company focused on end-to-end encryption technologies. This is a major step forward in OVHcloud’s strategy to offer a trusted Cloud, combining security and regulatory compliance for the most critical use cases. With Seald, OVHcloud can integrate a cutting-edge technical building block for securing data through a “zero knowledge” model. 

Through this model, content is encrypted before being sent and can only be deciphered by the final receiving users on their devices. Neither the hoster, the editor, nor a system administrator can access this information. 

Encryption technology made simple for web apps and mobiles
The SDK developed by Seald benefits from the CSPN security visa delivered by the ANSSI, the French Cybersecurity Agency. It allows for quick integration of end-to-end encryption in web apps and mobile apps, with no expertise in advanced encryption required. The solutions allow for the management of access rights, encryption key rotation, multi-device management, and secure retrieval of private keys.

Reinforcing OVHcloud’s commitment to securing customer data
Through this acquisition, OVHcloud can natively integrate end-to-end encryption into its catalogue, complementing existing security propositions (Secret Manager, KMS, HSM) to offer a complete protection chain, from the backend to the user terminal. 

This acquisition will allow organisations:

• To design a differentiating technological offering to answer high-sensitivity use cases,
• To enrich and accelerate the development of ultra-secure solutions aimed at businesses and public organisations. 

At Choose France – France Edition, OVHcloud, a global player and the European Cloud leader, announces the launch of its Quantum Platform, the first European Quantum-as-a-Service solution (QaaS). It will provide access to at least eight of the most advanced quantum computers, including the Pasqal Orion Beta QPU, available now. By facilitating access to quantum technologies, OVHcloud is now enabling organisations to prepare for the most complex technological challenges.

The platform that facilitates the adoption of quantum technology by businesses

Quantum computing can solve problems and use cases that are far too complex for traditional approaches. The cloud is key in making these advanced technologies accessible, democratizing quantum computing and facilitating its adoption without specialized infrastructure. With the launch of its Quantum Platform, OVHcloud now offers businesses and public organisations access to quantum technology from Pasqal, a pioneer in neutral atom computing, giving customers the opportunity to benefit from a 100-qubit system.

An ecosystem offering an innovative range of quantum technologies

This announcement is part of OVHcloud’s commitment to contributing to the creation of a European quantum ecosystem. As early as 2022, the Group laid the groundwork by launching its first quantum emulator, available in a specialised environment. Today, no fewer than nine quantum emulators are available on OVHcloud infrastructures, representing the widest range of European quantum emulators, with nearly a thousand users. With the launch of the first European Quantum-as-a-Service solution using Pasqal’s QPU, OVHcloud is expanding its offering to include both emulators, enabling users to try out different quantum computing models, and real quantum computers accessible on demand. After Pasqal, OVHcloud plans to integrate eight other QPUs, including seven from European suppliers, by the end of 2027.

Learn more about OVHcloud Quantum offer

 OVHcloud today unveils a new cooling architecture for its datacenters. The OVHcloud Smart Datacenter combines new industrial designs with AI features, reducing both power and water consumption and enabling datacenters to intelligently react to their surrounding environments. Through this new technology, OVHcloud is able to reduce water consumption by up to 30% and cooling electricity consumption by up to 50%.

Cooling infrastructure electrical consumption reduced by 50%

In development for the past two years, the fifth generation of the OVHcloud server rack has been redesigned to host a new generation of servers and supercharge the Group commitment to a sustainable Cloud. The most significant change is the server layout where clusters of servers are connected in serial when it comes to their cooling, with servers for each cluster being still organized in parallel thus facilitating maintenance. This new design streamlines component layouts including the location of the inrack CDU and helps reduce power consumption at the rack level.

Smart and autonomous, the rack behaves in a “pull” hydraulic configuration so that each server has the right water flow and pressure for its cooling needs. Hardware components such as CPU and GPU are cooled through direct-to-chip waterblocks designed by OVHcloud, dissipating heat through a closed looped water circuit that extends to a single cooling loop across the whole datacenter.

The Cooling Module (also called CDU) is now approximately 50% more compact and is located outside the rack. It can cool down several rows of racks and features more than 30 sensors. These sensors monitor elements from the racks including pressure, speed and water temperature and can adjust cooling settings in real time. The sensors enable the rack to be ‘aware’ of its immediate surroundings and datacenter temperatures and the smart cooling module can automatically adjust to server workloads. This optimization greatly extends the lifespan of the equipment and helps to optimize infrastructure power consumption.

The Smart Dry Cooler, located on the outside, is the last cooling component of the closed water loop. It now takes up half the space and has half the number of fans as the previous generation of equipment. This helps reduce cooling power consumption by up to 50% while also reducing ambient noise level.

Reduced water consumption by up to 30% through AI

By constantly analyzing its surroundings and the behavior of key components, new OVHcloud Smart Racks not only regulate themselves but also collect operational data. Data coming from the racks, cooling modules and Dry Coolers are fed into a datalake so that complex algorithms can determine predictive behaviors, contributing to optimized maintenance. The system can also be connected to a local weather station to enrich the datalake. The new models can predict and inject the exact volume of water that is needed by the adiabatic cooling pads of the Dry Cooler to allow for outside heat exchange.

The new dry cooler design accounts for a 30% reduction of water consumption, which has the potential to significantly improve OVHcloud’s already-compelling WUE ratio. Unlike traditional adiabatic systems, the OVHcloud cooling pad does not feature a recirculation loop: complex hydraulic units such as pumps, tanks and level sensors have been eliminated, reducing infrastructure complexity and simplifying maintenance.

Predictive and adaptative AI for the datacenter and the environment

The OVHcloud Smart Racks’ predictive AI can now anticipate and react to operational dimensions at the infrastructure level including the pump speed (and thus the water flow), the speed of the fans and the opening of valves to optimize configuration rapidly.

Rack performances can also be adjusted based on external constraints such as noise limits, water scarcity or power cost. The algorithm can choose to consume more power to favor water preservation or adjust sound levels to adapt to urban environments.

Spearheading a sustainable Cloud for more than 25 years, OVHcloud leverages a vertically integrated industrial model that contributes to responsible digital technology. At the heart of the Group’s many innovations are the research and development department which now has a hundred cooling patents. OVHcloud R&D has shaped water cooling at scale since 2003 so that the Group datacenters benefit from PUE and WUE indices among the best in the industry.

These new developments follow the Group’s commitments to the coalition for sustainable AI in February 2025. The new infrastructure deployed by OVHcloud in its data centers demonstrate the use of artificial intelligence firmly committed to furthering sustainability across the globe.

Availability

New OVHcloud Smart Racks are currently being deployed at the Roubaix data center in a room filled with nearly 60 racks and 2,000 servers accompanied by its new cooling system. The entire system is expected to be rolled out across the Group’s data centers.

OVHcloud today announces the members of its new startup / scaleup accelerator. The Fast Forward Blockchain & Web3 Accelerator runs from September 17 to November 20 and includes sixteen startups. The accelerator provides cohort members with business and technical support, turbocharging their growth trajectories through mentoring, workshops, infrastructure credits and technical support.

Empowering the next generation of blockchain startups

All of the accelerator startups are focused on developing efficient solutions that run on more optimized mechanisms like Proof of Stake, continuing to build blockchain as a highly sustainable and enterprise-ready industry. 

The accelerator is supported by OVHcloud and six ecosystem partners: Alchemy, Degen House, CryptoMondays London, Super Team Solana, Fintech District and Dysnix. The startups include:

1. ARZE, an AI-powered ERP suite composed of three integrated tools: payroll, invoicing, and back office business intelligence.
2. Kavodax Inc, a blockchain-powered B2B cross-border payment platform.
3. Kross Blockchain, Africa’s first smart contract layer 1 chain and Nigeria’s first blockchain.
4. Mira Network AG, a Swiss-based blockchain ecosystem revolutionizing how communities fund, earn from, and participate in real-world businesses.
5. KALICERTIF, a blockchain-based certification platform for digital assets and identity verification.
6. tokenforge GmbH, a white-label platform for tokenizing real-world assets in a fully compliant and scalable.
7. Insurechain SL, offering a modular and interoperable infrastructure designed to simplify and accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology across industries.
8. AzurSafe, providing advanced transactional analytics solutions for enterprises and financial institutions to help them fight fraud.
9. Credshields technologies, a Web3 cybersecurity tooling company.
10. CryptoMate, a blockchain-based platform for effortless global transactions.
11. Huralya, a blockchain-based platform for anonymous sign-ins and crypto payments for easy subscriptions.
12. Pirichain Technology, a blockchain-based data ecosystem designed for secure data storage, management, and analysis.
13. Sollpay, a next-generation non-custodial wallet and payment platform.
14. Vizyon France, a decentralized teleradiology platform.
15. AYUMIA, a blockchain-based platform for secure and transparent food tracking and tracing.
16. Epoch Protocol, a coordination layer for intent solvers – tools designed to analyze and understand the intent behind smart contract code or blockchain transactions.

A transformative accelerator designed for maximum impact

The program includes three phases, supporting startups in fine-tuning their go-to-market strategy before coaching them in infrastructure optimization strategies and finally helping them to establish scalable growth and prepare for investor engagement. The program comes during the tenth anniversary of OVHcloud’s Startup Program and follows its highly successful AI Accelerator. The Blockchain & Web3 Accelerator will culminate with a Showcase event at the OVHcloud Partner Network Summit on 20 November 2025.

The 10-week program also offers:

• €50k in free cloud credits to use on OVHcloud Public Cloud solutions, in addition to existing Startup Program credits
• 1-on-1 mentoring from external and OVHcloud experts
• Engagement with corporates and partners for possible POCs
• Engagement with Venture Capitalists (VCs) for possible funding

 OVHcloud, a global cloud player and the European cloud leader, has announced that it is increasing the security of its hosted websites using quantum computing. The Group has redesigned the process of generating SSL certificates (a file used for encryption and server authentication) for its clients, using the unique properties of quantum computers to generate unpredictable random numbers.

OVHcloud, a member of the Internet Security Research Group, has long supported efforts to help developers make the web safer. As a result, hosted websites will automatically receive SSL certificates from Let’s Encrypt. These certificates now offer enhanced protection thanks to the use of quantum-generated random numbers (quantum entropy). This technology strengthens the reliability of encryption keys and ensures the confidentiality of exchanges.

Traditionally, the generation of random numbers in electronic circuits can, over time, exhibit bias and predictability, which could weaken computer security due to various factors. Quantum physics, on the other hand, can generate truly unpredictable random numbers, thanks to photon entanglement. This Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG) technology was developed using Quandela’s quantum computer, which OVHcloud acquired. OVHcloud’s patented innovation, known as the ‘certifiable hazard’, exemplifies the Group’s R&D efforts.

OVHcloud is thus becoming the first cloud player in the world to use quantum computing in its SSL certificates to enhance the security of hosted websites. These new certificates are already being deployed and will be offered free of charge to all of the Group’s web clients. Compatible with the entire current web browser ecosystem, they help to strengthen the trusted cloud. In total, nearly five million websites hosted by OVHcloud will benefit from QRNG by the end of October 2025.

 OVHcloud today announces Public VCF as-a-Service, a game-changing managed VMware solution designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and managed service providers (MSPs) modernize their VMware deployments while keeping control of their costs.

A fully managed VMware solution built on VMware Cloud Director

In a context of change and uncertainties, OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service addresses the needs of VMware users globally, through a solution leveraging shared hardware to offer VMware functionality with the best performance/price ratio. With licensing and cloud spending being a major concern for every IT decision maker, OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service pricing starts as low as $496 /month. It is built on VMware Cloud Director (VCD) and offers unmatched performance and security for a fully managed VMware solution, while remaining scalable.

Designed with SMEs, SMBs and MSPs in mind, the Public VCF as-a-Service solution offers a hassle-free modernization of existing VMware workloads, ensuring small businesses can continue to leverage their long-standing VMware investments. Organizations can quickly deploy their cloud in a scalable VMware environment or seamlessly migrate their existing VMware workloads (SDDC/VCD) in a trusted cloud infrastructure providing continuity, performance and simplicity.

To meet the evolving needs of businesses, Public VCF as-a-Service offers a streamlined approach, allowing users to access only the necessary components, without the complexity of the full VMware suite while remaining easily manageable. A number of essential tools are provided to complement Public VCF as-a-service such as a library of pre-configured images to make deployments a breeze and a managed backup solution powered by Veeam. New features will be rolled-out throughout the months to support Public VCF as-a-Service, ensuring it remains a cutting-edge solution.

OVHcloud, a Broadcom Pinnacle certified partner, offers with Public VCF as-a-Service a no compromise solution when it comes to security, resilience and ease of use. With a 99.95% SLA and resilient architecture, customers can trust that their VMware deployments are always available and secure.

Adjustable resource allocation and unmetered guaranteed bandwidth

OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service starts with a pack of 16vCPU and 64 GB of RAM. Users can dynamically allocate theses resources between VMs, and scale the capacity as needed through additional packs, ensuring greater cost efficiency based on their current needs.

OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service benefits from up to 5 Gbps guaranteed and unmetered public bandwidth and up to 5 Gbps of unmetered private bandwidth, further participating in guaranteeing predictable pricing.

Data protection and sustainability

OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service benefits from OVHcloud’s well-known expertise in infrastructure, offering a trusted Cloud in environmentally friendly datacenters. With the highest security and data protection standards in the form of ISO 27001 certification, customers benefit from a trusted cloud. OVHcloud datacenters take advantage of the Group unique industrial model with a watercooling system that contributes in best-in-class PUE/WUE indexes (see more data here).

Pricing & Availability

OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service starts at $469 monthly with 16 vCPU, 64 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. It is available now in Canada, Europe and the United States of America.

• Learn more about OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service

OVHcloud today announced the launch of its Environmental Impact Tracker. This tool comes as an enhanced version of the carbon calculator, now covering additional cloud universes and will soon provide a multi-criteria approach.
 
A highly innovative environmental impact tracking tool 
 
The OVHcloud Environmental Impact Tracker enables customers to have a better understanding and track the carbon emissions associated with their use of  cloud. The tool is an advanced version of the carbon calculator, created in 2023 and considered to be the most comprehensive tool on the market. The Environmental Impact Tracker accurately measures the carbon footprint of infrastructures used for Baremetal, Hosted Private Cloud and Public Cloud Compute products, and will shortly be extended to Public Cloud Storage and Web Hosting. OVHcloud’s methodology for rigorously calculating carbon emissions has been enhanced to take into account the complexity and variety of its products, enabling a very high level of accuracy and performance.
 
The OVHcloud Environmental Impact Tracker provides transparent and exhaustive information covering scopes 1, 2 and 3, from the manufacturing phase  to the operation of the infrastructure, as well as offering a complete lifecycle analysis, both in terms of components and the carbon footprint linked to the consumption of cloud services. The latter consists of a benchmark based on the market offers, rewarded for its level of methodological achievement and transparency, as attested by the study carried out by the digital responsibility research and expertise firm IJO .
 
Enhanced features and criteria for more accurate and transparent information
 
OVHcloud is continuing to improve its Environmental Impact Tracker by integrating new cutting-edge functionalities. The latest innovations now make it possible to take into account emissions from the usage phase, with two angles, using both the average emission factors of the countries and those of the electricity suppliers with which the Group works, as well as the reconditioning of components during the server assembly phase. These improvements provide OVHcloud customers a better understanding of the carbon footprint of their cloud infrastructure and encourage more sustainable practices.
 
The Group will also soon be incorporating into the tool not only carbon emissions, but also water, abiotic resources and the impact of land use, offering a multi-criteria approach and mapping.

OVHcloud, a pioneer in sustainable cloud computing for over 25 years
 
Since its creation, OVHcloud’s mission and practices have contributed to a responsible digital world. Thanks to its many innovations, including the use of its large-scale watercooling technology and its vertically integrated industrial model, the Group’s data centres have PUE and WUE indices (energy and water efficiency scores) among the best in the industry. At the beginning of 2025, the Group was ranked among the top 16% of companies in its sector in the Corporate Sustainability Assessment carried out by S&P Global Ratings, once again demonstrating its commitment to a sustainable cloud.
 
Availability and next milestones
 
The Environmental Impact Tracker is available to all OVHcloud customers worldwide, with the exception of the United States. It can be accessed directly from the OVHcloud Manager and via a dedicated API. New features will be gradually integrated over the course of the year: Public Cloud Compute is already available, while Storage, Web Hosting and multi-criteria support will be available shortly.

*IJO study, December 2024

Resources

• Learn more about sustainability at OVHcloud