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Clever Cloud recognized by Gartner in its 2025 Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms

Clever Cloud, a European Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as an Honorable Mention in Gartner’s latest Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms, published on August 4, 2025.
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Why we (finally) built our own managed Kubernetes

At Clever Cloud, we held off for a long time before offering a managed Kubernetes service. Not out of technological reluctance, Kubernetes is a great tool… but it was never designed to make developers’ lives easier.
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What is Clever AI?

AI services are everywhere, but the sheer number and diversity of them makes it harder for developers to manage them. All the more so when they work in a team. That's why we came up with Clever AI: a multi-vendor, multi-model range of solutions to simplify access to AI for businesses.
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Clever Cloud obtains HDS (Health Data Hosting) certification

Clever Cloud achieves HDS Certification, enabling it to host health data in France. Clever Cloud, Europe's leading provider of Platform as a Service cloud solutions, today announced that it has been awarded the Hébergeur de Données de Santé (HDS) certification, in its updated version effective May 16, 2024, for all 6 activities in the standard. This certification reinforces Clever Cloud's position as a trusted partner for companies and organizations in the healthcare sector.
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Otoroshi with LLM: simplify your API and AI service management on Clever Cloud

Your applications and services are evolving in an increasingly complex environment, requiring effective management of APIs and interactions with artificial intelligence models such as the very popular LLMs (Large Language Models).
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Clever Cloud launches its first certification: “Cloud Concepts 101”

Clever Cloud, a leading European provider of Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, announces the launch of its first official certification, Cloud Concepts 101, designed to help developers master the fundamentals of cloud computing and the Clever Cloud platform.
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Clever Cloud Morocco Announcement

Clever Cloud launches its subsidiary Clever Cloud Morocco and appoints Ismaël Faouri as CEO

Clever Cloud, a provider of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) deployment and hosting solutions, today announces the creation of its subsidiary Clever Cloud Morocco, in partnership with Groupe Agel, a leading Moroccan digital player.
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Top 5 best PaaS: hosting, deploying, and maintaining your cloud-native applications with full autonomy

PaaS (Platform as a Service) enables teams to host, deploy, and scale their applications without directly managing the underlying infrastructure. In a context where time-to-market is critical, these platforms accelerate production deployments while structuring operations (monitoring, backups, disaster recovery).
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Top 4 sovereign alternatives to Heroku: deploy your applications without dependency

For many developers, Heroku long represented the simplest way to deploy applications to the cloud. A single git push was enough to publish a service online, without managing servers or infrastructure. However, following its acquisition by Salesforce and the removal of several free tiers, many teams are now looking for sovereign alternatives to Heroku that combine automation, performance, and independence.
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Top 5 meilleurs clouds européens : des plateformes souveraines, fiables et orientées automatisation

Les meilleurs clouds européens répondent à une exigence centrale : disposer d’infrastructures et de services qui garantissent la conformité réglementaire, la maîtrise opérationnelle et la protection des données face aux risques juridiques extraterritoriaux.
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Clever Cloud goes London: New availability zone (AZ) build on IONOS infrastructure

IONOS, the leading European digitalisation Partner and trusted cloud enabler, supports Clever Cloud, a European Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider, to open a new availability zone (AZ) in London. This collaboration enables Clever Cloud to establish a physical presence in the UK market.
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What is cloud migration?

Cloud migration represents a strategic step for organisations looking to transform their digital infrastructure.
Engineering

What is native cloud?

The world of software development is changing at breakneck speed. In an economic environment where digital technology plays an increasingly central role, companies are looking to create applications that are ever more responsive, scalable and resilient.
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Clever Cloud partners with QazCloud to create a sovereign AI ecosystem and strengthen R&D capabilities in Kazakhstan

Astana, 28 May 2025 - Clever Cloud, a European provider of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions, announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QazCloud, a major player in cloud infrastructure in Kazakhstan.
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Keycloak: why choose a managed solution rather than doing it yourself?

Keycloak is the benchmark for managing identity and access in applications. It offers a rich range of functions: single sign-on, federation, MFA, fine-grained role management.
Engineering

Keycloak as a Service: identity management without the complexity

Ensuring identification and access management (IAM) in an application is a challenge that is as strategic as it is complex. But beyond the initial configuration, it is the maintenance, updates and supervision of the solution that most mobilise your teams. What if you could concentrate on your applications... while a managed solution took care of the rest?
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UP Programme: Who are the new winning startups?

Clever Cloud is proud to announce the arrival of new start-ups for the second promotion…

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Regaining control of data: Clever Cloud and Octopize join forces

Clever Cloud, Europe's leading provider of cloud solutions, and Octopize, a key player in the anonymisation of strategic data, have announced their partnership to meet the growing challenges of data sovereignty and a secure environment.
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What is a PaaS? (Platform as a Service)

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a turnkey model offering a complete development environment, without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.
Engineering
CollabNext: A sovereign alternative to US office suites and clouds

CollabNext: A sovereign alternative to US office suites and clouds

At a time when digital sovereignty is becoming a priority for European organisations, the CollabNext project is emerging as a bold response.
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Clever Cloud announces 11 new products at its Clever Cloud Fest

Clever Cloud is celebrating its 15th anniversary with the Clever Cloud Fest on 6 and 7 February 2025 in Nantes. This event will bring together customers and partners, during which Clever Cloud will unveil 11 new products and an international growth strategy.
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Why choose a French cloud?

At a time when data security and compliance with European standards have become key concerns, this question is becoming increasingly crucial.
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Clever Cloud: Discover our clever side

Faced with increasingly demanding technical environments, Clever Cloud has established itself as a key player in supporting tech teams and IT decision-makers.
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What is cloud computing?

Cloud computing is much more than just a trend: it's revolutionising the way businesses use, manage and optimise their IT resources.
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SuperBOL: The COBOL revolution in the Cloud

SuperBOL: The COBOL revolution in the Cloud

COBOL, a programming language that is over 60 years old, continues to power a large proportion of the IT systems of the world's major companies, particularly in the financial and insurance sectors.
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