Every month, the OVHcloud Developer Advocate team creates content, shares knowledge, and connects with the tech community. Here’s a look at what we did in April 2026. 🚀

🎙️ “Tranches de Tech” – Our monthly podcast

A new episode of our French-language podcast Tranches de Tech 🥑 just dropped!

🎧 Episode 27: Tranches de Tech 26 – Poppy au service des autres

This episode of Tranches de Tech features Annabelle Koster, who shares her journey from tech recruiter to community ambassador, highlighting how she overcame impostor syndrome by actively learning and engaging with developers. She emphasizes the importance of community, conferences, and volunteering in building meaningful connections and personal growth. The discussion also explores the evolving role of AI as a productivity tool in her daily work. Ultimately, the episode underlines that, despite technological advances, human interaction, sharing, and mutual support remain at the heart of the tech ecosystem.

📺 Live on Twitch

We streamed live on Twitch this month! Here’s what we covered:
🎥 Rémy Vandepoel discussed with Antonin Anchisi and Aurélie Vache about our Manages Kubernetes Service (MKS) and some feedbacks about the KubeCon Europe 2026.
Catch the replay on YouTube ▶️.

🎤 Conference Talks

The team hit the road (and the stage) at several conferences this month:

🇫🇷 MiXiT – Lyon, France 🇫🇷

Aurélie Vache gave a talk: Comprendre Kubernetes de manière visuelle

Stéphane Philippart gave a workshop: Développer avec l’IA : et si c’était aussi simple qu’ajouter une librairie ?

🇫🇷 Devoxx France – Paris, France 🇫🇷

Aurélie Vache gave a talk: Question pour un cluster Kubernetes : Quiz sur Kubernetes & ses concepts

Stéphane Philippart gave a talk and a workshop (with Mathieu Busquet):
– 🤖 Apprendre à notre IA à … apprendre 🧠
– Développer avec l’IA : et si c’était aussi simple qu’ajouter une librairie ?

📝 Our latest blog posts

Here are the articles our team published on the OVHcloud Blog this month.

📝 Extract Text from Images with OCR using Python and OVHcloud AI Endpoints — by Stéphane Philippart

This blog post explains how to perform OCR (Optical Character Recognition) using a vision-capable language model via AI Endpoints and Python. It shows that, instead of traditional OCR tools, developers can send images directly to a multimodal model using the OpenAI-compatible API to extract text while preserving layout. The tutorial walks through a simple Python script, including environment setup, image encoding in base64, and API calls. Overall, it highlights how modern vision LLMs simplify OCR workflows, making text extraction more flexible and easier to implement.

📝 Discover the External Secret Operator (ESO) OVHcloud Provider to manage your Kubernetes secrets 🎉 – by Aurélie Vache

This blog post introduces a new provider for the External Secrets Operator (ESO) that integrates directly with OVHcloud Secret Manager, simplifying how secrets are handled in Kubernetes. It explains how ESO works by synchronizing secrets from external systems into Kubernetes and automatically updating them when changes occur. The tutorial walks through the full setup, including creating a secret in OVHcloud, configuring authentication, and deploying resources like ClusterSecretStore and ExternalSecret. Overall, the article highlights how this new provider streamlines secret management and improves integration between OVHcloud services and Kubernetes environments.

📝 KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam: feedback and highlights by Aurélie Vache and Rémy Vandepoel

The post highlights KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 as strongly shaped by the rise of AI, pushing cloud-native toward an “AI-native” paradigm. OVHcloud emphasizes sovereign cloud principles, focusing on openness, reversibility, and performance. The event featured rich technical discussions, demos, and exchanges around Kubernetes and demanding workloads. It also underscored the importance of open-source collaboration within the CNCF ecosystem. Finally, OVHcloud’s booth and activities aimed to make these topics more accessible and tangible.

🗓️ Coming up next

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming next.

🗓️ – May, 6 & 7 – Devoxx UK, in London

🎤 Stéphane Philippart is giving one talk (Wednesday the 6th at 6PM): 🧰 Dev Containers: the ultimate toolbox for developers?

🗓️ – May, 13 – 1h PM CET – Very Tech Talk Twitch about Human Resources

📺 OVHcloud Twitch channel

🗓️ – May, 19 & 20 – Kubernetes Community Days in Helsinki

🎤 Aurélie Vache is giving one talk (Wednesday the 20th at 2h30 PM): The Ultimate Kubernetes Challenge: An Interactive Trivia Game on concepts, components, usage…

🗓️ – May, 21 & 22 – Devops days in Geneva

🎤 Stéphane Philippart is giving one workshop (Thursday the 21th at 2h55 PM): Développer avec l’IA : et si c’était aussi simple qu’ajouter une librairie ?

🗓️ New “Tranches de Tech” podcast episode

🎧 All episodes are available on Ausha and all your favorite podcast applications!

💬 Stay in Touch

Want to chat with us, share your thoughts, or just say hi? Here’s how to get in touch with the Developer Advocate team:

• 🟣 Discord: OVHcloud Discord server
• 🐦 X / Twitter: @OVHcloud
• 💼 LinkedIn: OVHcloud LinkedIn
• 🐙 GitHub: github.com/ovh

See you next month! 👋

With the OVHcloud Startup Program, you can enhance your cloud expertise and accelerate your growth. How?

The Startup Program provides you with access to dedicated cloud resources, including technical consultation sessions with our engineers. These sessions can help you navigate the complexities of cloud infrastructure and optimize your cloud strategy.

Now you can also get access to dedicated cloud training. As a Startup Program member, you can obtain cloud solutions certifications which will make you stand out from the crowd and, also, be better prepared to navigate your cloud strategy.

We’ve opted for a flexible training model because we trust our customers. This means that you can train independently through e-learning, whenever you want, choosing the courses that are relevant to your business and the people who need to be trained, according to their role. This saves you time and money and, thanks to the expertise you’ll gain through training, you’ll be able to deploy more cost-effective and efficient cloud solutions.

Our training courses and certifications give you a more qualified workforce.

In addition to validating your technical skills, our certifications can help you develop your expertise. Plus, you can demonstrate this with our certification badges, which help you gain recognition.

Finally, OVHcloud offers a wide range of solutions. Our training courses will help you discover the scope of these solutions and when and how to use them. Each course is designed to help you deliver a great experience for your customers. Simply by having the right knowledge to effectively identify the best solution to meet their needs.

Once trained, you are also likely to have ideas for new projects.

Get certified and give your expertise a headstart.

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Mia Experts is a new generation medical software platform designed by a physician, for physicians. From the very beginning, the product was built to integrate artificial intelligence in a way that is useful, secure, and aligned with the realities of medical practice.

Today, many doctors spend a significant part of their day dealing with administrative tasks rather than focusing on patient care and clinical decision-making. Existing medical software is often outdated, poorly designed, and disconnected from how physicians actually work.

Mia Experts aims to change that. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform automates repetitive tasks and structures medical data in a meaningful and usable way. The goal is simple: give physicians back their time.

The solution primarily targets private practitioners, particularly in general medicine and surgical specialties, where efficient data management, reliability, and time savings are critical.

Built from Real Medical Experience

The idea behind Mia Experts originated from the daily experience of Vincent Salabi, a surgeon who repeatedly encountered the same issue: medical software that was slow, repetitive, and time-consuming.

Instead of helping doctors, these tools often added friction to their workflow.

At the same time, a major technological shift was occurring: artificial intelligence was becoming accessible in a way that could be deployed securely and within a sovereign regulatory framework.

Mia Experts was born from the collaboration of three co-founders with complementary expertise — medical, technical, and entrepreneurial — united by a shared ambition: to fundamentally rethink the physician’s digital workspace.

Early Milestones and Key Achievements

From the earliest stages, several key milestones helped shape the development of Mia Experts.

One of the first successes was designing the software architecture. The team built a simple, modular, and scalable architecture capable of intelligently interacting with both patient and physician data.

The objective was clear: eliminate unnecessary repetition, ensure every piece of data has meaning, and enable reliable data usage — whether for prescription generation or reducing medical errors.

Operating in the highly regulated healthcare sector also required building an infrastructure compliant with Health Data Hosting (HDS) regulations. Mia Experts chose OVHcloud, ensuring health data sovereignty and providing a robust and secure cloud foundation.

Infrastructure management is handled in partnership with Lecpac Consulting, allowing the team to meet regulatory requirements while focusing on product development and innovation.

Another major milestone came through early presentations at medical conferences, particularly in orthopedic and urological surgery. The response from physicians was extremely positive. The software’s usability and clinical logic quickly generated word-of-mouth interest — even among doctors who had not been directly approached.

Mia Experts also achieved several regulatory and technological milestones:

• LAP certification for prescription software, obtained in collaboration with healthtech company Posos
• INSi compliance, enabling integration with national health identity standards

Even before official product launch, the startup received around 50 pre-orders purely through demonstrations and conference discussions.

The platform is now entering its beta testing phase, with the first deployments planned soon.

Core Values Driving the Product

The development of Mia Experts is guided by a set of strong principles:

• Simplicity – intuitive interfaces designed for real medical workflows
• Pragmatism – AI must deliver measurable time savings
• Data sovereignty – full control over hosting and infrastructure
• Health data security – non-negotiable protection standards
• Intelligent data structuring – ensuring reliable and actionable medical information

Business, Technical and Regulatory Complexity

Building a medical software platform involves navigating a unique combination of business, technological, and regulatory challenges.

From a business perspective, the first hurdle was securing funding while preserving technological independence. Mia Experts achieved this through an initial funding round involving physician investors, complemented by support from Bpifrance and the French Tech Grant program.

On the technical side, the strict healthcare regulatory environment posed significant challenges. Compliance with HDS standards required implementing strong guarantees around security, traceability, service availability, and access governance from the very beginning.

Another critical challenge involved health data interoperability. Medical data must follow standardized national frameworks and coding systems. Mia Experts needed to structure and transform this data so it could interact seamlessly with national health services such as secure messaging systems and health data platforms.

Yet the biggest challenge was balancing all these constraints with a smooth user experience.

The ambition was never to create software that was simply compliant but difficult to use. Instead, the goal was to design a platform that remains intuitive, efficient, and truly supportive of physicians’ daily work.

Why Mia Experts Chose the Cloud

Cloud infrastructure quickly became a natural choice for the project.

First, artificial intelligence requires scalable computing resources. Running AI endpoints, fine-tuning models, and processing medical voice data demand infrastructure that can scale dynamically while protecting sensitive data.

Second, the cloud offers strong advantages for security and regulatory compliance. As a medical software publisher, Mia Experts needed an infrastructure capable of guaranteeing both data sovereignty and regulatory compliance within the European framework.

Finally, the cloud enables a much more agile product strategy. Unlike traditional locally installed medical software, cloud-based architecture allows centralized updates and continuous product improvement without disrupting physicians’ workflows.

For a fast-growing startup, this flexibility is essential.

Leveraging OVHcloud to Build a Sovereign Health Infrastructure

Choosing OVHcloud was a strategic decision for Mia Experts, especially in a context where health data sovereignty is a critical issue.

Many solutions rely on non-European cloud providers. OVHcloud allowed the startup to build its infrastructure on a secure, sovereign European cloud, fully compliant with French and EU regulations.

This has become a strong differentiator — both from a regulatory standpoint and in terms of trust with physicians.

The OVHcloud Startup Program also played a key role during the early development phase by helping offset the high technical costs associated with innovation.

Mia Experts relies heavily on speech-to-text and AI models for generating medical reports. Fine-tuning these models to understand medical vocabulary requires substantial computing power. The program allowed the team to train and test these models without immediate financial pressure.

The Infrastructure Behind Mia Experts

Today, the platform runs on a robust cloud architecture built on OVHcloud services, including:

• Managed Kubernetes for Dev, Pre-production, and Production environments
• S3-compatible object storage for medical documents and AI models
• GPU instances supporting real-time medical speech transcription
• AI Endpoints for LLMs such as Mistral, Llama, and GPT-OSS
• Dedicated Public Cloud instances hosting GitHub CI/CD runners

All infrastructure is hosted in France, ensuring compliance with GDPR and HDS requirements.

One major advantage of OVHcloud AI endpoints is transparency: customer data is not used to train external models, a key concern in healthcare environments.

Tangible Results and Impact

The collaboration with OVHcloud has enabled several concrete achievements.

First, Mia Experts successfully deployed an infrastructure fully compliant with HDS health data hosting standards, guaranteeing high levels of security, availability, and traceability.

Second, the startup has been able to build and control its own AI capabilities, particularly around speech recognition and medical text generation. The voice recognition system has already been adapted to medical vocabulary, delivering strong accuracy in clinical contexts.

Another key outcome is AI sovereignty. By hosting AI inference within a controlled European environment, Mia Experts retains full control over its data, models, and algorithms.

Finally, the cloud infrastructure provides significant operational agility. The team can deploy updates quickly, iterate on AI models, and continuously improve application performance.

Accelerating Product Adoption

These technological choices have significantly strengthened Mia Experts’ positioning within the medical software ecosystem.

The cloud infrastructure makes the solution eligible for Ségur V2 standards, a key regulatory benchmark for healthcare software interoperability in France.

This strengthens credibility with physicians and facilitates integration into the national digital health ecosystem.

By maintaining full control over its AI pipeline — from hosting to model fine-tuning — Mia Experts can guarantee both data confidentiality and high-quality performance tailored to medical language.

What’s Next for Mia Experts

The next step is the progressive onboarding of the first users, with around 50 pre-registrations already secured before the official launch.

In the medium term, the startup aims to reach:

• 300 users within two years
• 500 users within three years

At the same time, Mia Experts plans to expand beyond surgical specialties with the launch of Mia Experts for General Practice, followed by extensions into additional medical disciplines.

The long-term vision is to build a modular medical platform adaptable to multiple specialties while sharing a unified technological foundation.

Advice for Other Startups

For startups building AI-driven products, the Mia Experts team highlights three key lessons.

First, anticipate your data strategy early. AI models are only as good as the data used to train them. Structuring and preparing datasets before accessing cloud resources can provide a major competitive advantage.

Second, do not underestimate regulatory complexity, especially in sectors like healthcare. Partnering with an experienced infrastructure manager can significantly accelerate deployment.

Finally, think of the cloud not only as hosting infrastructure but as a strategic platform for innovation and scalability.

Conclusion

The journey of Mia Experts shows that innovation in healthcare requires a careful balance between technological ambition, regulatory rigor, and practical usability.

By building on a sovereign and compliant cloud infrastructure from the outset, the startup has laid strong foundations for developing a medical platform that genuinely supports physicians.

The collaboration with OVHcloud has enabled Mia Experts to deploy a secure, scalable, and AI-ready infrastructure, ensuring full control over both health data and AI models.

For startups operating in highly regulated sectors, choosing the right cloud ecosystem can make all the difference — enabling innovation, accelerating growth, and building trust from day one.

Don’t let infrastructure costs limit your growth. We strongly urge other startups to join the OVHcloud Startup Program. Contact their team to build your own foundation for sustainable success.

If you’re a startup looking to transform your business, we encourage you to join the OVHcloud Startup Program or contact OVHcloud to discover how our solutions can support your journey!

As Linux Sys Admins, we are sometimes faced with dilemmas regarding what we can or cannot allow on machines.

Some functionalities are very important to users for their daily tasks and overall better use of their devices, but they sometimes also come with security concerns.
We came up with a way to still allow most of these functionalities, while having more control over them, but also their outcome.

While the Linux user community is technical, their missions are still quite heterogeneous. They can range from developers, sysadmins, network engineers and more…
And they all work with very different workflows (from front-end web to the low-level driver). Sometimes on the laptop, on a docker, on a local VM or remotely on a development VM. Some may even need to hook up via a specific hardware.

Which leaves us users who are very much used to having access to every aspect of their personal computers rather frustrated when they are too limited.

Combining Usability and Security

Wrappers are usually used for abstraction and convenience; they often are relied on to simplify command-line workflows, enforce consistent parameters, or adapt legacy tools to modern environments.
In the case at hand, they are used a bit more like “guardrails.”

Take, as example, package management. Tools like apt are powerful but inherently risky when misused (or maliciously used), and capable of altering a system’s status by removing critical dependencies, etc…
Instead of exposing these tools directly (or completely removing access to them), our team provides a wrapped version that preserves essential functionality, while explicitly blocking operations that could compromise the system’s integrity.

Why would our user base need access to apt? Why not just completely remove that option?

Since our user base is rather technical, and knows their operating system rather well in general, they should be able to install authorized packages, or to update or remove them whenever they like (even though we also have a daily, automatic updates running too).
Plus, if they encounter any basic dpkg/apt issue, it makes sense for them to be able to resolve them autonomously.

Here is the list of options we made available:

Usage:
ovh-apt <install|reinstall|remove|purge> [OPTIONS] <package|package=version> [package...]
ovh-apt <update|autoclean|clean>
ovh-apt <fix> (this executes apt-get install -f)
ovh-apt <fix-dpkg> (this executes dpkg --configure -a)
Examples:
ovh-apt update
ovh-apt install vim
ovh-apt install vim=2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.17
ovh-apt install --only-upgrade bash
ovh-apt fix

We also have a list of protected packages, to avoid having very useful ones deleted; firewall configuration, systemd, sudo, etc…
Basically, this includes everything that could have an impact on security or system integrity. As well, this wrapper in specific is non-interactive – in order to make sure a root shell is never offered – as can be the case natively with dpkg.

How to prevent specific packages from being uninstalled?

We have a .txt file containing a bunch of package names (one per line).
In our ovh-apt script, we look into that file, and if we find a corresponding package, we exit the script.

re="^(Purg|Remv) ([^ ]+) "
IFS="
"
protected="$(cat /etc/ovh/ovh-apt/protected.txt)"
apt_output=$(cat nohup.out)
for line in $apt_output ; do
if [[ "$line" =~ $re ]]; then
package="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
if [[ " ${protected[*]} " =~ [[:space:]]${package}[[:space:]] ]]; then
echo "Error: Package $package is protected, won't do."
cancel=1
fi
fi
done
unset IFS

There is more

By default, you would need root access on unix systems to be able to change the keyboard layout. We decided to make a wrapper to allow for some users to set the layout of their choice.
This implementation was also heavily requested by Linux users, and very understandably so.

Here’s how it works:

Usage: ovh-keyboard <command> [options]
Commands:
show -> Show current keyboard configuration.
set <layout> -> Update keyboard configuration.
Valid options: fr, us, gb, ca, es, it, de, pt

Just for funsies, here is the list of other wrappers we use:

ovh_backlightctl Allows user to control the backlight options of their monitors.
ovh_snap Allows users to manage a list of snap packages on their device protected
ovh_swapclean Obviously.
ovh-systemctl Allows specific and unharmful systemctl commands.
nmcli_wrapper Blocks the –show-secrets options with nmcli. ‘Cause we don’t want secrets to be seen (that’s why they’re secret).

We definitely will keep on using wrappers, whether it is for user or security needs, when the use case allows it. We find this way of handling the accessibility / security compromise fits quite well with how we manage the Linux parc so far.

1) We are introducing three new Web Hosting ranges

Our offers will be organized into three distinct ranges, each designed to match different needs and usage profiles. Whether you are launching a simple website, running a growing business, or managing multiple client projects, you can now more easily find the plan that fits your situation.

Eco range: affordable and straightforward hosting

This range is designed for professionals looking for a cost-effective solution. It focuses on essential features to get a website online quickly and easily, without unnecessary complexity. All plans include the core services: disk space, email accounts, a domain name, and built-in security.

It is ideal for simple websites, first projects, portfolios, or small business sites that need to be reliable and easy to manage from day one. You get everything you need to launch and run your site, at a price that stays accessible over time.

In short, we provide a straightforward, dependable hosting solution that covers the essentials, so you can focus on your project, not on technical setup.

If you already own a domain name with OVHcloud, you can activate your free hosting right away. Every domain includes 100 MB of hosting, so you can get your first web pages online at no additional cost. This free plan comes with one email account, the performance of our infrastructure, and the same high level of security as all our other products.

Business range: performance and flexibility

The Business range is built for professionals who need more performance, flexibility, and resources to support their growth.

As your website evolves, so do your requirements: more traffic, more content, more integrations. This range provides faster loading times, more generous resources (databases, storage, email accounts), and additional technical capabilities to adapt your environment to your needs.

Whether you are running a business website, an e-commerce platform, or multiple projects, you benefit from a hosting solution designed to keep up with your growth while giving you more control.

For more demanding use cases, our Pro and Performance plans provide higher CPU and RAM allocations designed to handle traffic spikes smoothly, ensuring your websites remain responsive even during peak activity.

In short, this is the right balance between performance, flexibility, and cost-efficiency for growing projects.

Agencies range: built for managing multiple clients efficiently

The Agencies range is designed for professionals managing several websites across multiple clients.

When you operate multiple projects, efficiency becomes key. This range allows you to host, manage, and scale multiple websites within a single environment, helping you centralize operations and reduce costs.

It is particularly suited for agencies, freelancers, and service providers who need to deploy, maintain, and monitor many sites while keeping their workflow simple and scalable.

In short: a solution built to help you manage more projects and clients, more efficiently, while saving both time and costs, without multiplying hosting plans.

2) More capacity to grow your projects

After a full renewal of our compute infrastructure in 2025, our Web Hosting plans are now up to 3x faster, with 2x more compute power allocated.

In 2026, we are upgrading our storage technology. All our Web Hosting plans are progressively moving to SSD storage to ensure faster access times and better resilience during incidents or maintenance operations. The result: improved service quality and higher availability for your websites.

In addition, we are increasing both the number of databases and the storage capacity per database included in our Web Hosting plans.

What’s changing

Many customers begin with a single website, then expand to additional projects such as blogs, landing pages, test environments, or client websites. Because our Web Hosting plans are designed to be multi-site, you can host multiple projects within a single plan. As your projects grow, database requirements naturally increase due to additional content, users, plugins, and data.

Our goal is simple: instead of requiring an immediate upgrade to a higher plan, we are including additional resources directly in your existing plan. This allows you to group multiple websites under the same hosting account, each with its own database. In practice, this reduces costs, simplifies management, and gives you the flexibility to scale your projects without unnecessary complexity.

What this means for you

Run multiple websites without additional hosting plans
You can create and manage several websites under the same account, each with its own database, without needing to upgrade immediately.

Install multiple CMS environments easily
Whether you use WordPress, Joomla!, PrestaShop, or another CMS, you can deploy separate projects independently, without database limitations.

Create staging and test environments
You can duplicate websites to safely test updates, themes, or plugins before deploying them to production.

Support long-term website growth
As your traffic and content increase, larger databases provide additional capacity without the risk of quickly reaching storage limits.

By expanding both database capacity and quantity, we are providing more room for your projects to grow without requiring an immediate plan upgrade.

3) Pricing update: lower entry price and long-term savings

As part of this evolution, our pricing structure is also changing. It has been designed with two clear objectives: maintain a very accessible entry price for new projects and deliver stronger overall value for customers choosing longer durations.

A highly competitive first year for new subscriptions

For any new subscription, the first-year price is intentionally kept very low.

For example, the Pro plan now starts at €1.99/month for the first year.

This approach makes it easier to launch a new idea, test a concept, or start a business without significant upfront costs. Customers launching new projects benefit from one of the most competitive entry prices available.

All core hosting features remain included: generous email accounts, a domain name included during the first year, multi-site capability, expanded database resources, and enhanced support services. In short, you keep everything that makes your hosting complete, with additional resources and improved assistance.

Better pricing with longer durations

We are introducing 24- and 48-month prepaid plans to help you secure the best possible rate! Most websites are long-term projects that grow in visibility, traffic, and business value, and we want your hosting plan to support that long-term development.

By selecting a longer duration, you can benefit from significant savings:

• Choosing 24 months can represent savings equivalent to 5 to 6 months compared to annual renewals.
• Choosing 48 months can represent savings equivalent to 16 to 18 months compared to annual renewals.

This approach is simple: the longer your duration, the lower your monthly price and the more predictable your hosting budget becomes.

4) Renew now and keep your current price

If you are already a customer, we want to ensure your loyalty continues to be rewarded. Many of you have trusted us to host your projects for years, and we want to give you the opportunity to maintain your current pricing conditions.

If you wish to retain your existing pricing, you can renew your hosting plan before 1st June 2026. This allows you to secure your current rate while continuing to benefit from all plan improvements. Renewal can be completed in just a few clicks from your Control Panel.

By renewing in advance, you can:

• Lock in your current rate for the duration you choose
• Extend your subscription for up to 4 additional years
• Continue benefiting from upgraded features, including additional databases and improved support

For long-term projects, renewing now provides cost stability and better visibility on future hosting expenses.

5) A redesigned and strengthened support experience

For many of you, running a website is more than a hobby. It can generate revenue, support clients, or represent your business online. When an issue occurs, you do not want to simply open a ticket. You expect clear guidance and fast resolution. We have listened to this feedback and are strengthening our support services to be easier to reach, faster to respond, and more helpful when you need expert advice.

Here is how your day-to-day support experience will evolve:

Support whenever you need it
We are progressively rolling out 24/7 availability, with expanded contact channels so you can reach us at any time, whether you are launching a new site, managing an urgent issue, or looking for guidance.

Faster responses
An improved live chat experience will allow you to connect quickly with our teams and receive clear answers with reduced waiting times.

Simplified human interaction
You will be able to call us directly from your browser and request a callback from one of our agents, allowing you to receive assistance in the way that suits you best.

Stronger guidance and follow-up
We are adopting a more proactive support approach, focused not only on resolving issues but also on advising you and helping you move your projects forward with confidence.

Our objective is straightforward: make it easier and faster for you to get help when you need it. Whether you are launching a new website, managing updates, or troubleshooting an issue, we are continuously investing to deliver a smoother customer experience.

These improvements reflect our commitment to supporting both beginners and advanced users with reliable and accessible assistance. They are currently being prepared and will be progressively deployed to ensure quality and stability.

6) Dedicated offers for Partners and Agencies (coming soon)

Some customers go beyond managing their own websites. They design, deploy, and resell complete web environments for their clients, including hosting, domain names, email services, and other solutions, sometimes under their own brand. Resellers and agencies often operate across the entire OVHcloud ecosystem and require solutions adapted to multi-client and multi-service environments.

Managing a Web Cloud portfolio typically involves:

• Coordinating updates across multiple customer environments
• Ensuring availability and performance across all hosted projects
• Responding quickly when customer services are impacted
• Optimizing costs and margins across service portfolios

We are preparing a dedicated offer designed specifically for these use cases.
This upcoming partner offering will include:

• Premium and prioritized support with clearer escalation paths for business-critical situations
• Preferential pricing tailored to multi-product portfolios
• Management tools designed for agencies to simplify deployment, monitoring, and maintenance across multiple services for your multiple customers. 

More details will be shared soon. We look forward to developing this offer in collaboration with our partner ecosystem.

7) New features

We are continuously improving our Web Hosting platform, and several major enhancements are already underway.

We have recently completed a full renewal of our compute infrastructure to deliver improved performance and reliability across all hosted websites. Read more about it on our dedicated blog article.

We are also currently replacing our storage infrastructure with the same objective: delivering improved performance, resilience, and long-term data reliability.

These infrastructure upgrades are part of a broader and transparent product roadmap. We openly share our development priorities so you can track ongoing and upcoming improvements.

Beyond infrastructure, upcoming enhancements include:

• Simplified WordPress management through Managed Hosting for WordPress (currently available in beta), providing increased automation and easier daily administration.
• Our new video hosting solution designed to deliver media content without relying on third-party platforms. Discover the Video Center!
• New AI-powered features to help manage, optimize, and secure your websites

Our commitment to you

Whether you are running a personal website, launching a business, or managing multiple projects, our objective remains unchanged: deliver a powerful, reliable, and cost-efficient platform that supports your growth over time and continuously improve your hosting experience with practical features that simplify daily management while strengthening performance and reliability. 

Nos offres seront désormais organisées en trois gammes distinctes, chacune conçue pour répondre à des besoins et usages différents. Que vous lanciez un site simple, développiez un business ou gériez plusieurs projets clients, vous pouvez désormais trouver plus facilement l’offre adaptée à votre situation.

Gamme Eco : pour un hébergement accessible et simple

Cette gamme s’adresse aux professionnels à la recherche d’une solution économique. Elle se concentre sur l’essentiel pour mettre un site en ligne rapidement et facilement, sans complexité. Toutes les offres incluent les services de base dont vous avez besoin : espace disque, comptes email, nom de domaine et sécurité intégrée.

Elle est idéale pour les sites simples, les premiers projets, les portfolios ou les petits sites professionnels qui doivent être fiables et faciles à gérer dès le départ. Vous bénéficiez de tout le nécessaire pour lancer et faire fonctionner votre site, à un prix accessible dans la durée.

Vous possédez déjà un nom de domaine chez OVHcloud ? Vous pouvez activer votre hébergement gratuit immédiatement. Chaque domaine inclut 100 Mo d’hébergement, vous permettant de mettre en ligne vos premières pages web sans coût supplémentaire. Cette offre inclut également un compte email, s’appuie sur la performance de notre infrastructure, et bénéficie du même haut niveau de sécurité que l’ensemble de nos produits.

Gamme Business : performance et flexibilité

La gamme Business est conçue pour les professionnels ayant besoin de plus de performance, de flexibilité et de ressources pour accompagner leur croissance.

À mesure que votre site évolue, vos besoins augmentent : plus de trafic, plus de contenu, plus d’intégrations. Cette gamme permet des temps de chargement plus rapides, inclut des ressources plus généreuses (bases de données, stockage, emails), ainsi que des fonctionnalités techniques avancées pour adapter votre environnement à vos besoins.

Que vous gériez un site vitrine, un site e-commerce ou plusieurs projets, vous bénéficiez d’une solution d’hébergement conçue pour accompagner votre croissance tout en vous offrant davantage de contrôle.

Pour les besoins les plus exigeants, nos offres Pro et Performance proposent davantage de CPU et de RAM, permettant de gérer efficacement des pics de trafic importants et d’assurer la réactivité de vos sites, même en période de forte activité.

En résumé, cette gamme offre un excellent équilibre entre performance, flexibilité et maîtrise des coûts, idéal pour soutenir vos projets professionnels en croissance.

Gamme Agencies : conçue pour gérer plusieurs clients efficacement

La gamme Agencies est conçue pour les professionnels qui gèrent plusieurs sites pour plusieurs clients.

Lorsque vous pilotez plusieurs projets, l’efficacité devient essentielle. Cette gamme vous permet d’héberger, gérer et faire évoluer plusieurs sites au sein d’un même environnement, afin de centraliser vos opérations et de réduire vos coûts.

Elle est particulièrement adaptée aux agences, freelances et prestataires qui doivent déployer, maintenir et superviser de nombreux sites tout en conservant un workflow simple et scalable.

Les offres de cette gamme offrent des ressources encore plus généreuses pour accompagner vos projets les plus exigeants : jusqu’à 1 To d’espace disque, 14 vCores et 16 Go de RAM. Elles incluent également toutes notre CDN ainsi qu’une instance Web Cloud Databases, pour assurer performance, scalabilité et simplicité de gestion au quotidien.

Vous travaillez en équipe ? Gérez finement les accès utilisateurs afin de collaborer efficacement à plusieurs : attribuez des rôles et des permissions adaptés à chaque profil, contrôlez qui peut accéder à quelles ressources, et organisez le travail entre membres de votre équipe en toute sécurité et simplicité.

Cette gamme est ainsi pensée pour vous permettre de gérer davantage de projets et de clients, plus efficacement, tout en gagnant du temps et en optimisant vos coûts, sans multiplier les hébergements.

2) Plus de capacité pour accompagner vos projets

Après le renouvellement complet de notre infrastructure de calcul en 2025, nos hébergements web sont désormais jusqu’à 3 fois plus rapides, avec 2 fois plus de puissance de calcul allouée.

En 2026, nous faisons évoluer notre technologie de stockage afin d’offrir encore plus de performance et de fiabilité. Tous nos hébergements passent progressivement sur du stockage SSD, pour assurer des temps d’accès plus rapides et une meilleure résilience en cas d’incident ou de maintenance. Résultat : une qualité de service renforcée et une disponibilité accrue de vos sites.

Nous augmentons également le nombre de bases de données et leur capacité de stockage inclus dans nos offres.

Ce qui change

Nombre d’entre vous commencent avec un seul site, puis développent d’autres projets : blogs, landing pages, environnements de test ou sites clients. Nos hébergements étant multi-sites, vous pouvez héberger plusieurs projets sur un même plan. À mesure que vos projets évoluent, les besoins en bases de données augmentent naturellement.

Notre objectif est simple : plutôt que de vous obliger à changer d’offre, nous intégrons plus de ressources directement dans votre plan actuel. Cela vous permet de regrouper plusieurs sites sous un même hébergement, chacun avec sa propre base de données.

En pratique, cela permet de réduire les coûts, simplifier la gestion et offrir plus de flexibilité pour faire évoluer vos projets.

Quelques cas d’usage

Hébergez plusieurs sites sans multiplier les offres
Vous pouvez gérer plusieurs sites depuis un même compte, chacun avec sa propre base de données.

Installez facilement plusieurs CMS
WordPress, Joomla!, PrestaShop… déployez plusieurs projets indépendants sans contrainte.

Créez des environnements de test (staging)
Testez vos mises à jour en toute sécurité avant mise en production.

Accompagnez la croissance de vos sites
Des bases plus grandes permettent d’absorber plus de trafic et de contenu sans limite immédiate.

3) Évolution des prix : un prix d’entrée plus bas et des économies sur la durée

Dans le cadre de cette évolution, notre structure tarifaire évolue avec deux objectifs : maintenir un prix d’entrée très accessible et offrir plus de valeur sur la durée.

Un prix très compétitif la première année

Pour toute nouvelle souscription, le prix de la première année est volontairement très bas.

Par exemple, l’offre Pro démarre désormais à 1,99 € HT/mois la première année.

Cette approche facilite le lancement d’une nouvelle idée, le test d’un concept ou la création d’une activité, sans coûts initiaux importants. Les clients qui lancent de nouveaux projets bénéficient ainsi de l’un des prix d’entrée les plus compétitifs du marché.

Toutes les fonctionnalités essentielles de l’hébergement restent incluses : des comptes email généreux, un nom de domaine inclus la première année, le multi-site, des ressources de bases de données étendues et un support amélioré. En résumé, vous conservez tout ce qui fait la richesse de votre hébergement, avec davantage de ressources et un accompagnement renforcé.

Des économies à long terme

Nous introduisons des prépaiements de 24 et 48 mois afin de vous permettre de bénéficier du meilleur tarif possible. La plupart des sites web s’inscrivent dans la durée : ils gagnent en visibilité, en trafic et en valeur. Nous voulons que votre hébergement accompagne cette évolution sur le long terme.

En choisissant une durée plus longue, vous pouvez réaliser des économies significatives :

• 24 mois = 5 à 6 mois économisés par rapport à des renouvellements annuels
• 48 mois = 16 à 18 mois économisés par rapport à des renouvellements annuels

Le principe est simple : plus la durée est longue, plus votre prix mensuel est avantageux et plus votre budget d’hébergement devient prévisible.

4) Renouvelez maintenant pour conserver votre prix actuel

Nombre d’entre vous nous font confiance depuis des années pour héberger leurs projets, et nous souhaitons continuer à récompenser votre fidélité en vous permettant de conserver vos conditions tarifaires actuelles le plus longtemps possible.

Si vous souhaitez maintenir vos tarifs actuels, vous pouvez anticiper le renouvellement votre hébergement avant le 1er Juin 2026. Cela vous permet de sécuriser votre prix tout en continuant à bénéficier des améliorations de votre offre. Le renouvellement peut être effectué en quelques clics depuis votre espace client.

En renouvelant dès maintenant, vous pouvez conserver votre tarif actuel jusqu’à 4 années supplémentaires, tout en bénéficiant des améliorations apportées à nos hébergements, notamment des bases de données supplémentaires et d’un support renforcé.

Pour les projets de long terme, renouveler dès aujourd’hui vous permet de gagner en stabilité budgétaire et en visibilité sur vos dépenses d’hébergement.

5) Un support repensé et renforcé

Pour beaucoup d’entre vous, un site web est bien plus qu’un simple projet personnel. Il peut générer du chiffre d’affaires, servir vos clients ou présenter votre activité en ligne. Lorsqu’un problème survient, vous ne souhaitez pas simplement ouvrir un ticket : vous attendez des réponses claires et une résolution rapide. Nous avons pris en compte ces attentes et renforçons notre support pour le rendre plus accessible, plus réactif et plus pertinent lorsque vous avez besoin d’être accompagné.

Voici comment votre expérience de support va évoluer :

Un support disponible quand vous en avez besoin

Nous déployons progressivement une disponibilité 24 h/24, 7 j/7, avec davantage de canaux de contact pour vous permettre de nous joindre à tout moment, que vous lanciez un nouveau site, gériez une urgence ou ayez besoin de conseils.

Des réponses plus rapides

Une expérience de chat améliorée vous permettra d’entrer rapidement en contact avec nos équipes et d’obtenir des réponses claires avec des temps d’attente réduits.

Une interaction humaine simplifiée

Vous pourrez nous appeler directement depuis votre navigateur ou demander à être rappelé par l’un de nos conseillers, afin d’obtenir de l’aide selon le mode de contact qui vous convient le mieux.

Un accompagnement et un suivi renforcés

Nous adoptons une approche plus proactive du support, qui ne se limite pas à résoudre les incidents, mais vise aussi à vous conseiller et à vous aider à faire avancer vos projets.

Notre objectif est simple : vous permettre d’obtenir de l’aide plus facilement et plus rapidement, quand vous en avez besoin. Que vous lanciez un site, gériez des mises à jour ou résolviez un problème, nous continuons d’investir pour offrir une expérience client toujours plus fluide.

Ces améliorations reflètent notre engagement à accompagner aussi bien les débutants que les utilisateurs avancés, avec un support fiable et accessible. Elles sont en cours de déploiement progressif afin de garantir qualité et stabilité.

6) Offres dédiées pour partenaires et agences (à venir)

Certains clients vont au-delà de la gestion de leurs propres sites. Ils conçoivent, déploient et revendent des environnements web complets pour leurs clients, incluant l’hébergement, les noms de domaine, les services email et d’autres solutions, parfois sous leur propre marque. Les revendeurs et les agences opèrent souvent sur l’ensemble de l’écosystème OVHcloud et ont besoin de solutions adaptées à des environnements multi-clients et multi-services.

Cela implique généralement de :

• Coordonner les mises à jour sur plusieurs environnements clients
• Garantir la disponibilité et la performance de l’ensemble des projets hébergés
• Réagir rapidement en cas d’impact sur les services clients
• Optimiser les coûts et les marges à l’échelle du portefeuille de services

C’est la raison pour laquelle nous préparons une offre spécifiquement conçue pour ces usages. Cette future offre partenaires inclura notammant :

• Un support premium et prioritaire, avec des parcours d’escalade plus clairs pour les situations critiques
• Une tarification préférentielle, adaptée aux portefeuilles multi-produits
• Des outils de gestion dédiés aux agences, pour simplifier le déploiement, le suivi et la maintenance de multiples services pour vos clients

Plus de détails seront partagés prochainement. Nous avons hâte de développer cette offre en collaboration avec notre écosystème de partenaires.

7) Nouvelles fonctionnalités

Nous continuons à améliorer notre plateforme d’hébergement web, avec plusieurs évolutions majeures déjà en cours.

Nous avons récemment finalisé un renouvellement complet de notre infrastructure de calcul, afin d’offrir de meilleures performances et une fiabilité accrue pour l’ensemble de vos sites. Vous pouvez en savoir plus dans notre article dédié.

Nous sommes également en train de moderniser notre infrastructure de stockage, avec le même objectif : renforcer les performances, la résilience et la fiabilité de notre infrastructure sur le long terme.

Ces évolutions s’inscrivent dans une feuille de route produit plus large et transparente. Nous partageons régulièrement nos priorités afin que vous puissiez suivre les améliorations en cours et à venir.

Au-delà de l’infrastructure, plusieurs nouveautés sont en préparation :

• Une gestion simplifiée de WordPress avec Managed Hosting for WordPress, pour plus d’automatisation et une administration facilitée au quotidien
• Une nouvelle solution d’hébergement vidéo, conçue pour diffuser vos contenus sans dépendre de plateformes tierces
• De nouvelles fonctionnalités basées sur l’intelligence artificielle pour vous aider à gérer, optimiser et sécuriser vos sites

Notre engagement

Notre objectif reste simple : vous offrir une plateforme performante, fiable et accessible, capable d’accompagner votre croissance dans la durée, tout en améliorant en continu votre expérience grâce à des fonctionnalités qui simplifient votre gestion au quotidien.

• 👤 Invitée : Alexandre Touret
  • Bluesky : @touret.info
  • LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/atouret/
• 🗓️ Date d’enregistrement : 27 février 2026
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Spotify indique que ses développeurs ne codent plus depuis décembre grâce à l’IA

• https://developers.slashdot.org/story/26/02/13/1834228/spotify-says-its-best-developers-havent-written-a-line-of-code-since-december-thanks-to-ai

OpenClaw

• https://openclaw.ai/
• https://www.infostealers.com/article/clawdbot-the-new-primary-target-for-infostealers-in-the-ai-era/  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0EammZyMaA

OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI

• https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/879623/openclaw-founder-peter-steinberger-joins-openai

IA au quotidien – Paralléliser sa production agentique de code

• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/claude-code-au-quotidien-parall%C3%A9liser-ses-t%C3%A2ches-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-camblor-jqjpe/?trackingId=h9dz1qUyRxeD6qwWMb9vlg%3D%3D

👩‍💻 Développement – ⏱️ 48″40s

Java has evolved.Your code can too

• https://javaevolved.github.io/

Claude code skills

• https://resources.anthropic.com/hubfs/The-Complete-Guide-to-Building-Skill-for-Claude.pdf
• https://bsky.app/profile/k33gorg.bsky.social/post/3me6zw6klkk2d

The Augmented Developer: My Journey with Cursor CLI

• https://david.pilato.fr/posts/2026-02-06-the-augmented-developer/

L’ANSSI révise sa doctrine vis-à-vis du logiciel libre

• https://linuxfr.org/news/l-anssi-revise-sa-doctrine-vis-a-vis-du-logiciel-libre

👥 Sociétal – ⏱️ 1h”02″30s

IBM triple le nombre de jeunes diplômés dans leur recrutement

• https://fortune.com/2026/02/13/tech-giant-ibm-tripling-gen-z-entry-level-hiring-according-to-chro-rewriting-jobs-ai-era/

Forklifts Require Training : Sleepwalking into labor collapse

• https://www.zacsweers.dev/forklifts-require-training/

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• https://developers.events/

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Since autumn 2025, the global memory market has been going through a major disruption. Although barely noticeable to end users, these developments are radically changing the cost of computer hardware and, as a direct result, the cost of the cloud.

This article will decipher this structural crisis, its real-life impacts, and the strategic choices that OVHcloud is implementing to mitigate its effects.

An industrial shift towards GPUs

Globally, the three major memory manufacturers have redirected a significant portion of their production capacity to meet the massive demand for GPUs, particularly for AI-related and high-bandwidth computing applications.

This reallocation took place without a corresponding reduction in the historical demand for RAM and storage, generating pressure on several market segments simultaneously.

The consequences of this were immediate and noticeable:

• pressure on supply, with reduced stock and extended lead times
• continuous rise in RAM and disk prices since September 2025
• long-term market instability, which is not expected to find a new balance until late 2026

A sustained inflation of memory components

Even after the market stabilises, prices are not expected to return to their historical levels before 2028, the amount of time needed for new production capacities to become truly operational.

This development profoundly disrupts the economic fundamentals of computer hardware, both for on-premises infrastructures and for the cloud. Depending on configurations, the prices related to RAM and storage could increase by 15% to 300% compared to 2025 prices, depending on the volumes of memory and disk capacity deployed.

This change of scale is both abrupt and unprecedented, with no recent equivalent in the global market.

A market under pressure, even with higher prices

Paradoxically, the rise in prices is not enough to secure the availability of components. Currently, to guarantee the delivery of their desired volume of RAM or disks, cloud providers need to order up to 12 months in advance, without being told the final price at the time of purchase.

In practice, prices are only communicated one to two months after delivery, depending on the changes in supply and demand during the quarter in question. This uncertainty places unprecedented pressure on industry players and cloud providers, simultaneously affecting production and distribution.

Towards a new global balance of demand

This situation will inevitably have repercussions on the volumes ordered. Some customers will find the prices too high and limit their investments, while others, lacking alternatives, will continue to place orders regardless.

This interplay of opposing forces should lead to a new global balance, but at a significantly higher price point. Current projections anticipate a 250% to 300% increase in the price of RAM by the end of 2026, compared to September 2025.

Our strategy to soften the blow

In light of this reality, OVHcloud has chosen not to automatically pass on the entire price increase of components to its customers.

For the cloud deployed between 2026 and 2028 (including Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and Bare Metal), the average price increase will be limited – between 9% and 11% – despite significantly higher RAM and disk costs.

To offset this gap, a moderate increase of 2% to 6% is planned for solutions deployed before 2025, depending on the age of the equipment, as well as a change in IPv4 pricing. The latter should not have a significant impact on our customers’ budgets, as the cost of IP addresses is a small share compared to other resources in a cloud project.

Our objective is clear: to maintain pricing consistency across the entire range from 2021 to 2028, and to prepare for a gradual return to normal in 2029.

Continuous investments and developing solutions

Beyond pricing adjustments, this period will be characterised by sustained investments in our solutions and in the customer experience.

Despite the strong pressure from rising component costs, we are continuing to develop our services to provide more value to our customers.

In practical terms, this will result in:

• a gradual strengthening of support mechanisms
• an increase in resources included in certain ranges
• a modernization of our computing and storage infrastructures

These initiatives demonstrate our commitment to not reduce this period to merely a consequence of cost increases, but to maintain a dynamic of improving our services, even in a constrained economic context.

Time frame and implementation procedures

Our clients have already received emails detailing the precise impacts on their services. The new prices will come into effect on 1 April 2026.

Until that date, it is possible to renew services at the current rates for a duration of up to 2 years. In all cases, the new prices will only apply at the end of the current contractual period.

A time of uncertainty and a strategic advantage

We are going through an exceptionally unpredictable period, where market visibility rarely lasts longer than one to two weeks. There remains hope that prices will stabilize on a long-term basis from 2026, so that we can avoid further unfavorable announcements.
In this tense context, having a global supply chain and two internal production facilities is a major strategic advantage. This allows us to continue receiving components and producing servers, while the memory shortage affects a large part of the market.

Our Prices

You will find below our new pricing:
– Public Cloud: Prices below are displayed on an hourly basis and with Linux OS. Please, find on our Prices web page our monthly-consumed virtual machine instances (b2, c2, r2) and Savings Plan options (b3, c3, r3) as well as prices with Windows licences.
– All our VPS, Floating IPs, and Additional IP pricing.
– Bare Metal: The displayed prices correspond to a 1-month commitment; additional discounts apply for 12- or 24-month prepayments. The prices for options are for new orders only. The renewal of options, which has been communicated by email to our customers, will be limited to +10% for disk options and +15% for RAM options.

For existing subscriptions renewed before April 1st, you can secure your current pricing for the full duration of the commitment you choose, effective from your renewal date.

Please note that the following product categories are not affected by our pricing evolution:
– Public Cloud – Compute : Cloud GPUs and Metal Instances
– Public Cloud – Container : Managed Kubernetes, Managed Registries & Managed Rancher
– Public Cloud – Network : Load Balancer, Gateway. Public and Private network traffic remains included.
– Public Cloud – Storage : Object Storage, Block Storage.
– Public Cloud – Analytics : Data Platform
– Public Cloud – AI & Machine Learning : AI Solutions (AI Notebook, AI Training, AI Deploy) and AI Endpoints
– Public Cloud – Quantum : Emulators & QPUs
– Bare Metal : Kimsufi et SoYouStart ranges
– Bare Metal : All storage (Veeam Enterprise plus, HYCU, Back-up Agent, NAS-HA, Cloud Disk Array)
– Private Cloud : All VMware offers, all storage offers (Veeam Enterprise plus, HYCU, Back-up Agent)

Un basculement industriel vers les GPU

À l’échelle mondiale, les trois grands fabricants de mémoire ont réorienté une part importante de leurs capacités de production pour répondre à la demande massive en GPU, en particulier pour les usages liés à l’IA et au calcul haute performance.

Cette réallocation s’est effectuée sans réduction équivalente de la demande historique en mémoire vive et en stockage, générant une pression simultanée sur plusieurs segments du marché.

Les conséquences sont immédiates et visibles :

• tension sur l’offre, avec des stocks réduits et des délais d’approvisionnement allongés ;
• hausse continue des prix de la RAM et des disques depuis septembre 2025 ;
• instabilité durable du marché, qui ne devrait retrouver un nouvel équilibre qu’à l’horizon fin 2026.

Une inflation durable des composants mémoire

Même après la stabilisation du marché, les prix ne devraient pas retrouver leurs niveaux historiques avant 2028, le temps nécessaire pour que de nouvelles capacités de production soient réellement opérationnelles.

Cette évolution bouleverse profondément les fondamentaux économiques du matériel informatique, tant pour les infrastructures on-premise que pour le cloud. Selon les configurations, l’impact tarifaire lié à la RAM et au stockage pourrait atteindre +15 % à +300 % par rapport aux prix de 2025, en fonction des volumes de mémoire et de capacité disque déployés.

Ce changement d’échelle est à la fois brutal et inédit, sans équivalent récent sur le marché mondial.

Un marché sous tension même à prix élevé

Paradoxalement, la hausse des prix ne suffit pas à sécuriser la disponibilité des composants. Aujourd’hui, pour garantir la livraison de volumes de RAM ou de disques, il est nécessaire pour les fournisseurs de cloud de passer commande jusqu’à 12 mois à l’avance, sans connaître le prix final au moment de l’achat.

En pratique, les tarifs ne sont communiqués qu’un à deux mois après la livraison, selon l’évolution de l’offre et de la demande sur le trimestre concerné. Cette incertitude exerce une pression inédite sur les acteurs industriels et les fournisseurs de cloud, affectant simultanément la production et la distribution.

Vers un nouvel équilibre mondial de la demande

Cette situation aura inévitablement des répercussions sur les volumes commandés. Certains clients jugeront les prix trop élevés et limiteront leurs investissements, tandis que d’autres, faute d’alternative, continueront à passer commande malgré tout.

Ce jeu de forces opposées devrait conduire à un nouvel équilibre mondial, mais à un niveau de prix nettement supérieur. Les projections actuelles anticipent une augmentation de la RAM de +250 % à +300 % à la fin 2026, par rapport à septembre 2025.

Notre stratégie pour amortir le choc

Face à cette réalité, OVHcloud a choisi de ne pas répercuter automatiquement l’intégralité de la hausse des composants sur ses clients.

Pour le cloud déployé entre 2026 et 2028 — incluant le Public Cloud, le Private Cloud et le Bare Metal — l’augmentation moyenne des prix sera limitée, entre +9 % et +11 %, malgré des coûts de RAM et de disques nettement plus élevés.

Pour compenser cet écart, un ajustement modéré est prévu sur les offres déployées avant 2025, de +2 % à +6 %, en fonction de l’ancienneté du matériel, ainsi qu’une évolution des tarifs des IPv4. Cette dernière ne devrait pas avoir d’impact significatif sur le budget de nos clients, le coût des adresses IP représentant une part limitée par rapport aux autres ressources d’un projet cloud.

Notre objectif est clair : préserver une cohérence tarifaire sur l’ensemble des gammes 2021-2028 et préparer un retour progressif à la normale en 2029.

Investissements continus et évolution des offres

Au-delà des ajustements tarifaires, cette période se caractérise par des investissements soutenus dans nos offres et dans l’expérience client.

Malgré la forte pression liée à l’augmentation des coûts des composants, nous continuons à faire évoluer nos services afin d’apporter davantage de valeur à nos clients.

Concrètement, cela se traduit par :

• un renforcement progressif des dispositifs de support ;
• une augmentation des ressources incluses dans certaines gammes ;
• une modernisation de nos infrastructures de calcul et de stockage.

Ces initiatives témoignent de notre volonté de ne pas réduire cette phase à une simple répercussion des hausses de coûts, mais de maintenir une dynamique d’amélioration de nos services, même dans un contexte économique contraint.

Calendrier et modalités d’application

Nos clients ont déjà reçu des emails détaillant les impacts précis sur leurs services. Les nouveaux tarifs seront appliqués à compter du 1^er avril 2026.

Jusqu’à cette date, il est possible de renouveler les services aux tarifs actuels pour une durée pouvant aller jusqu’à 2 ans. Dans tous les cas, les nouveaux prix ne s’appliqueront qu’à l’issue de la période d’engagement en cours.

Une période d’incertitude et un avantage stratégique

Nous traversons une phase exceptionnellement imprévisible, où la visibilité sur les marchés dépasse rarement une à deux semaines. L’espoir demeure que les prix se stabilisent durablement dès 2026, afin d’éviter de nouvelles annonces défavorables.

Dans ce contexte tendu, disposer d’une chaîne d’approvisionnement mondiale et de deux usines de production internes constitue un avantage stratégique majeur. Cela nous permet de continuer à recevoir des composants et à produire des serveurs, là où la pénurie de mémoire touche une grande partie du marché.

Nos tarifs

Vous trouverez ci-dessous nos nouveaux tarifs :
– Public Cloud : les prix ci-dessous sont affichés à l’heure et avec OS Linux. Vous trouverez sur notre page Tarifs les prix des instances de machines virtuelle consommées au mois (b2, c2, r2) ou en Savings Plan (b3, c3, r3) ainsi que les tarifs avec licences Windows.
– Tous nos tarifs VPS, Floating IPs & IP additionnelles.
– Bare Metal : les prix affichés correspondent à un engagement d’un mois ; des remises supplémentaires sont appliquées en cas de prépaiement sur 12 ou 24 mois. Les prix des options sont ceux des nouvelles commandes uniquement. Le renouvellement d’options qui a été communiqué par email à nos clients sera quant à lui limité à +10% sur les options de disques, +15% sur les options de RAM.

Pour toutes les souscriptions existantes renouvelées avant le 1er avril, vous pouvez conserver votre tarif actuel pendant toute la durée d’engagement choisie, à compter de votre date de renouvellement.

Veuillez noter que les catégories de produits suivantes ne sont pas concernées par l’évolution de nos tarifs :
– Public Cloud – Compute : Cloud GPUs et Metal Instances
– Public Cloud – Container : Managed Kubernetes, Managed Registries & Managed Rancher
– Public Cloud – Network : Load Balancer, Gateway. Le trafic réseau Public et Privé reste inclus.
– Public Cloud – Storage : Object Storage, Block Storage.
– Public Cloud – Analytics : Data Platform
– Public Cloud – AI & Machine Learning : AI Solutions (AI Notebook, AI Training, AI Deploy) et AI Endpoints
– Public Cloud – Quantum : Emulators & QPUs
– Bare Metal – stockage : Veeam Enterprise Plus, HYCU, Back-up Agent, NAS-HA, Cloud Disk Array
– Bare Metal : Gammes Kimsufi et SoYouStart
– Private Cloud : offres VMware et offres de stockage (Veeam Enterprise plus, HYCU, Back-up Agent)