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Clever Cloud introduces the Ultimate Sovereignty Clause to guarantee lasting digital sovereignty
Clever Cloud is introducing the Ultimate Sovereignty Clause, a contractual mechanism designed to ensure that a cloud service remains sovereign within a European framework, even if its provider were to come under non-European control.
Advanced Deployments: Clever Cloud launches a second certification
Clever Cloud announces the launch of Advanced Deployments, its new official certification dedicated to advanced deployments on its platform.
CKE in public beta: managed, sovereign, and properly integrated Kubernetes
Clever Cloud was founded in 2010. At that point, Docker did not exist, and Kubernetes even less. The problem, however, was already there: running our first customers' applications reliably, in isolation, and predictably.
The DEEP, OVHcloud and Clever Cloud consortium selected to deliver sovereign cloud services for European institutions
Paris – April 17, 2026 – The consortium composed of DEEP by POST Luxembourg Group, OVHcloud and Clever Cloud today announces its selection by the European Commission as part of a major procurement framework to provide sovereign cloud services to the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union. This contract, with a ceiling of €180 million over six years, marks a significant milestone in the concrete implementation of Europe’s digital sovereignty strategy.
OpenTofu: the open-source Terraform fork — natively supported on Clever Cloud
In August 2023, HashiCorp changed Terraform's license. A few weeks later, OpenTofu
was born under the Linux Foundation. Here's what it means — and how to use it
with the Clever Cloud provider.
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How to Create a Private Network Between Applications Without Managing a VPN
In a modern cloud architecture, an application rarely consists of a single component: APIs, microservices, databases and authentication services continuously exchange data.
What Is the SAML 2.0 Authentication Protocol Used For?
SAML 2.0 (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an open standard based on XML (eXtensible Markup Language) that enables Single Sign-On (SSO) across multiple domains. It delegates authentication to a central identity provider, which sends each application a signed “assertion” proving the user’s identity, without requiring the user to re-enter or share their password with each application.
French Managed Kubernetes: What Are the Alternatives to Hyperscalers in 2026?
French managed Kubernetes services provide organisations with European alternatives to AWS EKS, Google GKE and Azure AKS. OVHcloud, Scaleway and Clever Cloud now offer such services on infrastructure located in France or elsewhere in Europe. However, choosing a French managed Kubernetes service involves more than server location: the infrastructure model, the division of operational responsibilities and integration with other cloud services are equally important.
This article compares the three offerings and outlines the key criteria for making a decision.
This article compares the three offerings and outlines the key criteria for making a decision.
Managed Kubernetes: benefits, limitations and selection criteria
A managed Kubernetes service is an offering in which the cloud provider manages the Kubernetes control plane on the user’s behalf. Provisioning, updates, availability and certificate rotation are handled by the provider. The user retains control over their workloads and node pools but does not administer the cluster’s critical infrastructure.
HDS Certification and Compliance: Scope, Limitations and Sovereignty
HDS certification attests to the security of health data hosting; it is not intended to provide immunity from extraterritorial laws such as the Cloud Act or FISA. Using a certified hosting provider does not, moreover, make an organisation “HDS compliant”: the certification status remains with the hosting provider, while some obligations continue to rest with the client.
HDS migration: migrate your healthcare data with no perceptible downtime
An HDS migration consists of transferring an application and its healthcare data from one hosting provider to another while maintaining the required certification and service continuity. When properly planned and executed, the perceived interruption can be reduced to a simple DNS switch. For example, when Madietenligne, a provider of an e-health solution for dietitians, migrated to Clever Cloud, its test and production environments were moved in less than fifteen days, covering 500 GB of data, with no downtime perceived by users.