What is Public Cloud?
Public Cloud makes cutting-edge cloud computing accessible to organizations at all levels, from start-ups to large organizations, by allowing them to deploy resources on demand while retaining maximum flexibility and complete control of their costs. Whether you need servers to power your website or e-commerce platform (to maintain optimal uptime), want to explore the possibilities offered by containerization, or want to reduce the stress and expense of securely storing your critical business data, OVHcloud Public Cloud infrastructure provide you with the tools to achieve this today.
There is a wide range of cloud solutions and strategies, both for hardware and software, that benefit businesses and the end user. Due to its flexibility, scalability and agility, the cloud transition is powered by business needs and requirements. But no matter which cloud adoption you choose - whether it’s SaaS, PaaS or IaaS - the cloud solution is likely to reduce workloads and create lasting cost savings.
Public Cloud definition
With a Public Cloud solution , you simply pay for the cloud resources you need and access them over the internet, while an external cloud provider hosts them on their own infrastructure, in addition to assuming full responsibility for their management and maintenance. This way, you enjoy the benefits of cloud computing - particularly its speed, elasticity, and scalability - without the need to purchase, deploy, and maintain on-premises dedicated servers.
New cloud instances can be deployed in a single click and then managed remotely through our user-friendly online management interface or your preferred API. At OVHcloud, with most of our products, there is no resource overallocation. You only pay for what you use, when you use it, adding and removing business applications and cloud resources as needed. Cloud infrastructure is a highly cost-effective tool that enables controlled, intelligent scalability and failover during particularly busy and resource-intensive periods. The elasticity and agility of cloud solutions and services improves uptime and business continuity, without the need for huge investment in IT infrastructure.
What is the structure of the Public Cloud?
One of the key advantages of the Public Cloud is its flexibility and agility. There are several ways to structure and implement it, including:
- Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). SaaS is an increasingly popular approach to delivering world-class software, with external hosting, so that it can be accessed over the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis. Cloud users can enjoy the benefits of cloud software service management, such as reduced security concerns and reduced risk of data loss.
- Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). With these cloud solutions, you can launch your preferred software platform on the hardware of your choice with a single click, without needing to configure them. A cloud services platform gives you access to a cloud-based platform for all your business needs, without the need to invest in a private infrastructure.
- Infrastructure as-a-Service (IaaS) It’s about providing the building blocks of a secure, web-scale infrastructure, including servers and cloud storage solutions, so your digital resources can grow with your organization. Infrastructure-as-a-Service is a fully managed cloud deployment that gives you the scalability to manage traffic spikes, as well as the flexibility to implement backup and failover systems, such as a disaster recovery or business continuity plan.
The OVHcloud Public Cloud range has been designed to take full advantage of this flexibility, scalability and agility, allowing you to launch critical projects and develop your IT infrastructure in the way that’s right for you. Based on the highly regarded OpenStack technology, this range allows you to enjoy root access as an end user, and choose from a selection of cloud management interfaces, allowing you to configure your cloud resources and cloud solutions in the way that suits you. You also get full reversibility for all your data, simplified and predictable pricing, and anti-DDoS protection from OVHcloud, the industry leader.
Examples of Public Cloud implementations
Websites and e-commerce
The flexibility and scalability of OVHcloud Public Cloud makes it perfect for powering your websites and e-commerce platforms, with the ability to host your instances at any of our global network of datacentres meaning you can locate them wherever your end users are based. And the ability to deploy new instances at any time makes it easy to maintain uptime, regardless of particularly busy periods or spikes in traffic.
Storage
Organizations at all levels work with higher volumes of data than ever before, making data storage and management a pressing concern. With this in mind, OVHcloud offers a wide range of flexible and affordable Cloud Storage solutions, including automated volume snapshots and instance backups, allowing you to recover your data in a single click, should you ever need to.
Containerisation and Orchestration
We have designed and developed several Public Cloud solutions to make managing and orchestrating your containers as easy as possible, including our industry-leading Managed Kubernetes solution.
Data analytics
High-speed IOPS and NVMe drives make the Public Cloud the ideal foundation for transforming your raw data into clear, actionable business critical information, with a selection of powerful self-service tools to make the process as stress-free as possible.
Sandbox environments
Run fully isolated sandbox environments in just a few clicks, launch your projects, and bring them into production when they are ready. The path from concept to product has never been so easy!
Hybrid Cloud
OVHcloud Public Cloud is designed to effortlessly integrate with both your on-premises IT infrastructure and our other cloud services and bare-metal solutions, with solutions like OVHcloud vRack enabling you to create secure private connections, wherever your instances are hosted.
OVHcloud and Public Cloud
The power of virtual machines for all your uses. Take advantage of the reliability, flexibility and reversibility of the cloud.
A comprehensive range of solutions to store your data securely. Ensure your data is optimally protected, without compromising on performance.
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Limited ‘Public Cloud Free Trial’ special offer applicable to all first-time setup and use of a Public Cloud project. Both new and existing customers can request to use this special offer, provided that they have not already created a Public Cloud project in the past, whether it is still active or not. Special offer available from 30 June 2022, 23:00 BST. The voucher must be activated when the holder creates their first Public Cloud project. The voucher is only valid for the purchase of Public Cloud services provided by OVHcloud, purchased directly from OVHcloud via the website, in all available Public Cloud regions, excluding free offers and free beta testing services. This voucher cannot be used in conjunction with any other current special offers applicable to the services concerned, including the ‘Public Cloud Free Trial’ special offer. The voucher applies to standard, non-discounted public rates (as published on the OVHcloud website). The voucher’s value is listed in the publicly displayed currency for the market/country to which the Public Cloud account with the voucher is attached, excluding taxes, and can only be used to order services in the same currency. The voucher is valid for the purchase of services usually available in the market to which the NIC handle used is linked. The voucher is assigned to a specific natural or legal person who already has an OVHcloud client account, and is linked to their OVHcloud NIC handle (unique ID). If the natural or legal person has several NICs, the voucher shall be attached to a single NIC. The voucher cannot then be linked to a different NIC handle, and only one voucher may be used. A single natural or legal person can only use one voucher, even if that person has several different NIC handles. In the event that the voucher is used by a NIC handle other than the NIC handle to which the voucher is attached, OVHcloud reserves the right to automatically cancel or terminate the services obtained as a result, without reissuing the voucher and without legal formality or compensation. The use of the voucher is subject to the full acceptance of these conditions, as well as the General and Special Terms and Conditions applicable to the services obtained. These terms and conditions can be viewed at: https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/terms-and-conditions/contracts/. By way of exception, the amounts issued from this voucher do not form part of the base monthly fee for services used in terms of service levels (SLAs) and associated extra charges — i.e. if the voucher holder uses an amount less than or equal to the voucher for a given month, no penalty will be paid for a breach of an SLA in the course of the service, while if the voucher holder uses a higher amount, only the amounts paid above the voucher value will be taken into account in calculating extra charges. The voucher is non-exchangeable, non-refundable, and non-redeemable, even partially. It may not be given away, sold or transferred in any capacity whatsoever to a third party, either free of charge or for a fee (it may not be transferred between separate legal entities of the same group of companies). The voucher can only be used for one Public Cloud project, but can be used in one or more instalments on the project, and can be combined with another payment method if required, until the balance is used up or the voucher’s validity period ends. To use this voucher, the holder must have a valid payment method saved in their OVHcloud customer account. Once the voucher has been activated in the holder’s customer account, it is valid for a period of one (1) month, and is automatically deducted from the bills linked to the Public Cloud project for which the voucher has been activated. The voucher is not replaceable in the event of loss, theft, destruction, end of validity or fraudulent use. Furthermore, in the event of non-compliance with these conditions or of fraudulent use (including one person using multiple vouchers), OVHcloud reserves the right to terminate the subscribed services using the vouchers, and/or cancel the vouchers, and the holder will in all cases be liable to pay the full amounts to OVHcloud for the services used, including the voucher amount, without prejudice to any compensation that OVHcloud may claim. Within the limits of what is authorised by the laws in force, OVHcloud’s responsibility for this special offer is limited to the voucher amount. The vouchers will be created and delivered by the OVH Groupe SA Affiliate companies (537 407 926 RCS Lille Métropole, 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France), depending on which OVHcloud Groupe company the holder orders the Public Cloud service from using the voucher (this entity is named here as “OVHcloud”). For the purposes of these conditions, “Affiliates” are any company controlled by OVH Groupe SA, that controls OVH Groupe SA, or with which OVH Groupe SA is jointly controlled by a third party. The concept of control is understood in Article L233-3 of the French Commercial Code, control may be direct or indirect. Furthermore, the “OVHcloud Groupe” is defined as OVH Groupe SA and all its Affiliates. French law applies to these conditions, and any dispute that is not resolved through an amicable solution will be subject to the jurisdiction of the French courts.