{"id":94,"date":"2025-10-02T13:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/us\/2025\/10\/02\/whats-next-for-upcloud-ai-kubernetes-core-performance\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:16:50","slug":"whats-next-for-upcloud-ai-kubernetes-core-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/blog\/whats-next-for-upcloud-ai-kubernetes-core-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Next for UpCloud: AI, Kubernetes, and Core Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, over 660 of you, including CTOs, developers, and entrepreneurs, told us exactly what you want from your cloud in our annual survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your message was clear: you count on our performance and reliability, and you\u2019re ready for a new suite of managed services to accelerate your work. This feedback is invaluable and is directly shaping our upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/docs\/product-radar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Product roadmap<\/a> development priorities for Q4 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your feedback is the foundation of our strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, we want to share our appreciation for the positive feedback on our core platform. It confirms we are on the right track and motivates us to keep raising the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Metric<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Your rating &amp; feedback<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall reliability<\/td><td>A stellar 4.7 \/ 5 rating.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uptime<\/td><td>93% of you have never experienced unexpected downtime.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pricing<\/td><td>4.5 \/ 5 for clarity and 4.3 \/ 5 for value for money.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trust &amp; loyalty<\/td><td>56.4% of you have been customers for over two years.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building for tomorrow: Our next development priorities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Based on your feedback, our immediate focus is on foundational upgrades that enhance the performance, reliability, and developer experience you already count on. Here is a look at what we are building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Engineering the GPU Backbone for production AI and Data Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Many of you are exploring AI and machine learning and require a platform engineered to handle it. To support these intensive workloads, we are upgrading our computing power.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming developments will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/products\/private-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Private Cloud<\/a> with GPUs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/products\/gpu-servers\/\">G<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/products\/gpu-servers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/products\/gpu-servers\/\">Us<\/a> on Kubernetes&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When these features launch, you\u2019ll have better access to the raw power your demanding model training and inference workloads require, establishing a powerful platform for data-intensive applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. The bedrock for absolute reliability<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To build upon our 4.7\/5 reliability score as we scale, we&#8217;re strengthening our core infrastructure. Network performance, storage speed, and data durability are at the heart of every reliable cloud platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key enhancements we&#8217;re working on include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zone-to-zone <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/products\/software-defined-networking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SDN<\/a> Peering \u2013 Securely connect your private networks across different data centers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SDN Firewalls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network File Storage (NFS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next generation of <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/docs\/guides\/migrate-maxiops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MaxIOPS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These upgrades bolster the resilience of our infrastructure, giving you peace of mind that your applications will stay online, protected, and recoverable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. A smoother developer experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also received feedback on making our platform even easier to use. We are working on two key improvements to streamline your workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Two key improvements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LBaaS Log Forwarding to <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/docs\/products\/managed-opensearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OpenSearch<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One click installs (Beta) \u2013 Deploy complex startup configurations directly from the hub.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. More power, less complexity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your feedback highlighted a growing need for more powerful and simplified managed Kubernetes services. We&#8217;re responding in the coming months with significant upgrades to our <a href=\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/products\/managed-kubernetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UpCloud Kubernetes Service (UKS).<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This quarter, we are releasing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simplified Managed Kubernetes deployment&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managed Kubernetes Autoscaling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The journey ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These upcoming upgrades are a direct result of your feedback, strengthening the core of our platform. This is a critical step in our ongoing commitment to building the cloud you need to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you again for your invaluable input. We are excited about what is to come and look forward to sharing more updates with you. <strong>Your insights will continue to guide our innovation!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ready to build on UpCloud? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.upcloud.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Get started for free<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your message was clear: you count on our performance and reliability, and you\u2019re ready for a new suite of managed services to accelerate your work. 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