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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.
What makes Clever Cloud unique
Most cloud platforms ask you to pick a lane. Serverless with hard limits on memory, execution time, and payload size. Containers locked to a single hyperscaler with databases resold from third parties. Or raw infrastructure where you manage everything yourself.
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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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.
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.
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?
UP Programme: Who are the new winning startups?
Clever Cloud is proud to announce the arrival of new start-ups for the second promotion…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Clever Cloud welcomes the first startups to the UP Programme
Clever Cloud is proud to announce the arrival of the first five startups selected to join its UP Programme, an initiative dedicated to supporting young technology companies in their growth phase.
Clever Cloud joins the Eclipse Foundation: a commitment to the future of European open source
Clever Cloud, a French provider of Platform as a Service (PaaS) hosting and deployment solutions, is proud to become a contributing member of the Eclipse Foundation, a leading not-for-profit organisation in the field of open source.
Clever Cloud and Vates: Two French champions join forces to create comprehensive and autonomous cloud solutions
Nantes and Grenoble, May 23, 2024 - Clever Cloud and Vates are announcing today a partnership aimed at strengthening the strategic autonomy of the cloud in France and Europe.
The Values and Policies of Personal Information Chair at Institut Mines-Télécom welcomes Clever Cloud among its sponsors
The Institut Mines-Télécom's Values and Policies of Personal Information (VP-IP) Chair conducts research into the issues surrounding the processing of personal data, digital identities and sovereignty, in a context of European regulation.
Clever Cloud launches “UP”, a generous program dedicated to startups at VivaTech
Nantes, France - May 20, 2024 - Clever Cloud, French creator of deployment and hosting solutions in PaaS (Platform as a Service) mode, announces the launch of its new support program for startups, named “UP”. The initiative will be unveiled this Wednesday at the flagship event for technological innovation, VivaTech, in Paris.