Draft:UpCloud

UpCloud Oy
Industry	Internet Cloud Computing
Genre	Cloud Infrastructure and managed services
Founded	2012
Founder	Joel Pihlajamaa
Headquarters	Helsinki, Finland
Key people	Joel Pihlajamaa, Antti Vilpponen
Website	upcloud.com

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Declined by Hey man im josh 15 days ago. Last edited by Sumanuil 14 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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UpCloud is a European cloud service provider with a global cloud platform. It offers a cloud-native product portfolio, available from 13 different data centres, alongside a 100% SLA for uninterrupted services.

History

UpCloud was founded by Joel Pihlajamaa as an infrastructure-as-a-service provider in 2012.
In 2016 UpCloud raised €4 million in a funding round led by Inventure.^[1]^[2]
In 2021 UpCloud raised €18 million funding from Connected Capital, Finnish Industry Investment, and Inventure.^[3]^[4]
In 2024 UpCloud removed all Egress costs.

Features

UpCloud’s product stack offers:

Compute Products

Cloud Servers
Private Cloud
Managed Kubernetes. UpCloud is a Certified Kubernetes Conformance (hosted) provider under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program.^[5]
Managed Databases

Storage Products

Block Storage
Object Storage
Simple Backup

Networking Products

Managed Load Balancer
Zero Cost Egress
Software Defined Networking
NAT Gateway
VPN Gateway

Clients

UpCloud is used by organizations including:

Telia, Hailey HR^[6], Hack the Box ^[7], and Montel Intergalactic ^[8]

References

^ Ohr, Thomas (2016-11-28). "Helsinki-based UpCloud raises €4 million for the international expansion of its cloud computing solution". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
^ "UpCloud raises 4 mln euros - ArcticStartup". arcticstartup.com. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
^ "UpCloud secures 18 million Euro funding boost". News Powered by Cision. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
^ "Helsinki-based UpCloud raises €18 million to rapidly grow its team and cloud computing services". Tech.eu. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
^ "Certified Kubernetes Software Conformance". CNCF. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
^ "Achieving competitive edge with European cloud - UpCloud". upcloud.com. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
^ "Combatting cyber threats with Hack The Box - UpCloud". upcloud.com. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
^ "Cost-efficient cloud platform for Managed Kubernetes - UpCloud". upcloud.com. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[1] Ohr, Thomas (2016-11-28). "Helsinki-based UpCloud raises €4 million for the international expansion of its cloud computing solution". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[2] "UpCloud raises 4 mln euros - ArcticStartup". arcticstartup.com. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[3] "UpCloud secures 18 million Euro funding boost". News Powered by Cision. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[4] "Helsinki-based UpCloud raises €18 million to rapidly grow its team and cloud computing services". Tech.eu. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[5] "Certified Kubernetes Software Conformance". CNCF. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[6] "Achieving competitive edge with European cloud - UpCloud". upcloud.com. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[7] "Combatting cyber threats with Hack The Box - UpCloud". upcloud.com. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

[8] "Cost-efficient cloud platform for Managed Kubernetes - UpCloud". upcloud.com. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

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