Vultr has announced the launch of its VX1 Cloud Compute plans, aiming to offer improved price-performance and cost efficiencies for enterprise cloud workloads.
The VX1 plans are powered by the latest generation of AMD EPYC processors and are designed to address growing enterprise demands for cloud resources, including the needs of critical application hosting, SaaS platforms, and analytics projects, while optimising expenditure.
Performance and efficiency
According to Vultr, the VX1 Cloud Compute plans have been jointly developed with AMD, and are positioned as an alternative for organisations seeking to maximise price-performance in their cloud infrastructure. The offering features dedicated CPU resources and can accommodate a variety of enterprise workloads such as databases, analytics, and virtual workspaces.
J.J. Kardwell, Chief Executive Officer at Vultr, detailed the benefits the new offering is intended to provide:
“Vultr is disrupting enterprise cloud computing. Cloud infrastructure budgets are under strain as workload volumes grow, and new AI initiatives compete for resources. VX1 was purpose-built to change the economics of cloud computing and set a new performance-per-dollar standard. Enterprises can now get the most out of their cloud spend, deliver business-critical applications, and free up budget for innovation. We are proud to have partnered with AMD to co-develop this disruptive offering.”
Cost comparisons
The company stated that the VX1 plans deliver a 33% lower cost per vCPU compared to Arm-based compute plans from mainstream hyperscale cloud providers. Vultr also claims a 77% improved performance per dollar compared to leading hyperscaler efficiency-optimised compute plans.
VX1 plans offer support for network throughput of up to 50 Gbps, intended for demanding networking scenarios with requirements for high data transfer rates and low latency. Storage options include both local NVMe storage and Vultr Block Storage-backed boot volumes. The block storage system provides features such as data resilience, redundancy, encryption at rest, and flexible storage expansion.
Steve Berg, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Server CPU Cloud Business Group at AMD, commented on the technical partnership:
“AMD EPYC CPUs set the standard for general purpose cloud compute performance and efficiency. Through our deep technology partnership with Vultr, we are excited to deliver leadership performance-per-dollar and impressive unit economics for highly demanding enterprise cloud workloads.”
Scalability and configurations
VX1 plans are available in a range of configurations, allowing for deployments with as few as four virtual CPUs (vCPUs) up to as many as 192 vCPUs. Customers can select between local NVMe storage or Vultr Block Storage, depending on workload needs and required levels of redundancy and scalability.
The plans are aimed at supporting the varied requirements of general web applications, SaaS environments, database hosting, and analytics workloads, providing enterprise users flexibility to scale operations as necessary.
Enterprise focus
Vultr stated that the enterprise-grade reliability offered by the VX1 plans is underpinned by dedicated CPU resources, which are designed to ensure that applications can fully utilise allocated compute capacity without resource contention.
The company indicates that the technical capabilities underpinning VX1 have been specifically tailored for organisations looking to both optimise operational costs and future-proof their infrastructure for anticipated scaling demands or shifts in workload profiles.
The VX1 plans are now available through Vultr’s global cloud platform, giving enterprises additional choices as they evaluate and deploy cloud computing resources to support contemporary digital initiatives and ongoing operations.