OVHcloud launches Premier 2027 hardware for VMware

OVHcloud has introduced Premier 2027 hardware for its Managed VMware vSphere service. The new server range is available now in France, Canada, the SecNumCloud 3.2 Region and elsewhere in Europe.

The hardware sits within OVHcloud's Private Cloud portfolio and targets organisations running workloads such as cloud migration, disaster recovery, enterprise application hosting and application modernisation. It is intended for both new VMware environments and customers expanding existing deployments.

The update focuses on higher compute and memory capacity. OVHcloud says the Premier 2027 range offers up to 40% more CPU cores than the previous Premier generation and uses 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, codenamed Emerald Rapids.

Each host can be configured with up to 1.5 TB of memory for memory-intensive applications. The systems also include NVMe drives and up to 50 Gbps of private bandwidth.

Infrastructure update

Managed VMware vSphere is one of OVHcloud's hosted private cloud products for businesses that want VMware-based infrastructure without managing the underlying hardware themselves. The new hardware gives the company a refreshed option for customers seeking more capacity within that managed setup.

The launch comes as cloud providers and infrastructure operators continue updating platforms with newer processor generations and denser configurations, particularly for customers moving business applications from on-premise systems or extending disaster recovery environments.

The Premier 2027 line offers a wider range of core options, giving customers more choice in how they size deployments. That matters for VMware estates, where software licensing, performance requirements and consolidation ratios can all shape infrastructure decisions.

Regional rollout

The new hardware is available across several markets where OVHcloud already runs private cloud infrastructure. It is live in France, Canada, the SecNumCloud 3.2 Region and Europe, with a US deployment due later.

SecNumCloud 3.2 refers to the French cloud security framework used for certain regulated and sensitive workloads. Including that region in the rollout suggests OVHcloud is positioning the new hardware for customers that need hosted VMware environments in more tightly governed settings.

For existing Managed VMware vSphere users, the new range is designed to support expansion without requiring a shift to a different platform. For new customers, it gives OVHcloud a more up-to-date hardware base for its managed private cloud offering in Europe and North America.

Workload focus

OVHcloud identified four main use cases for the service: cloud migration, disaster recovery, enterprise application hosting and application modernisation. These categories reflect workloads that often remain on dedicated or private infrastructure because of performance consistency, compliance requirements or a preference for retaining VMware-based tools and processes.

By increasing core counts and memory ceilings, OVHcloud is addressing demand from customers running heavier database, analytics and business application workloads in hosted environments. Faster local storage and higher private bandwidth also point to an effort to improve throughput between systems within customer environments.

OVHcloud did not disclose pricing. It says the new line is designed to scale existing environments and support demanding workloads through higher resource density and a broader choice of configurations.

US deployment is expected soon.