Question: I need a cloud platform that offers a range of services, including bare metal, compute, network, and storage, with simple and predictable pricing.

If you need a full cloud platform with a variety of services including bare metal, compute, network and storage, and you want simple, predictable pricing, Scaleway is a good option. Scaleway offers a resilient and sustainable cloud ecosystem with bare metal, compute, network, storage and database services, as well as AI and machine learning services. The platform is secure and compliant with GDPR, with 24/7 technical support. Pricing is clear with no hidden costs, with €9.99 ex. VAT/month for Dedibox and €0.0001/hour for Learning Instances.

Another option is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), which offers more than 100 cloud services that can be deployed in public clouds, on-premises or in hybrid environments. OCI offers multicloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud and dedicated cloud services, including compute, storage, containers and networking. The platform offers competitive pricing with no long-term commitments and discounts, software license portability and loyalty rewards. With services in 48 interconnected regions, OCI is good for companies that need a scalable and secure cloud foundation.

If you want a cloud-agnostic platform that makes data infrastructure easier to manage, Aiven is a good option. Aiven lets customers run open-source technologies on multiple clouds, including AWS, Google and Azure, with services like Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL and OpenSearch. The company offers transparent and predictable pricing with no extra costs, a reliable and robust infrastructure with 99.99% uptime and automatic backups. It's good for companies that want to accelerate application development and reduce cloud costs.

Last, Gcore offers a combination of cloud and edge services, including high-performance computing resources and security. With a globally distributed network and services like Edge Cloud, Edge Network, Streaming Platform and Bare Metal, Gcore is good for building AI infrastructure and deploying applications quickly. The company also offers managed Kubernetes, load balancers and managed logging, with flexible pricing options including discounts for long-term commitments. Gcore is good for gaming, e-commerce and healthcare companies.