OpenNebula Now Available on OVHcloud to Enable Sovereign Cloud Environments

OVHcloud enables organisations to deploy fully sovereign, OpenNebula-based cloud instances on certified European infrastructure, as part of the €3B IPCEI-CIS initiative 

Roubaix – January 29th 2026 – OpenNebula Systems, the developers of the open source cloud and edge computing platform OpenNebula, and OVHcloud, the leading European cloud provider, have announced a new collaboration to deliver fully sovereign European cloud instances as part of the Hosted OpenNebula Cloud - Ready Certification Program. With OVHcloud now offering OpenNebula on its high-performance, GDPR-compliant infrastructure across multiple European locations, organisations gain a secure, resilient, and interoperable platform for building privately hosted clouds. Organisations will also benefit from low-latency and long-term compatibility with future OpenNebula releases.

OVHcloud now provides OpenNebula-based sovereign cloud instances on certified European infrastructure. These deployments support federation between OpenNebula environments and can be integrated with private or hosted clouds to enable hybrid and multi-cloud architectures. They are also ideal for R&D, testing, and interoperability initiatives in European regions. All instances operate entirely under EU jurisdiction, providing full data control, and transparency and are free from vendor lock-in thanks to European open source.

“This collaboration with OVHcloud is a concrete step toward making sovereign cloud a practical reality in Europe,” said Alexander Sergunin, Global Partner Manager at OpenNebula Systems. “By offering certified OpenNebula deployments on trusted European infrastructure, OVHcloud strengthens the ecosystem of open, interoperable, and compliant cloud solutions, and enables public and private organisations to build secure hybrid cloud environments fully based on European software and services.”

OVHcloud’s platform supports demanding workloads across private, hybrid, and edge environments. Customers can deploy OpenNebula on high-performance bare-metal servers, with automated provisioning, reference architectures, and self-service options.

This collaboration also aligns with broader European initiatives supporting federated and sovereign cloud ecosystems. OpenNebula instances, including those powered by OVHcloud, are fully compliant with the new IPCEI-CIS Reference Architecture, enabling secure deployment of EU-based cloud resources while supporting distributed, multi-provider architectures for research, public sector, and enterprise use cases.

“The collaboration with OpenNebula Systems is perfectly aligned with OVHcloud’s mission to offer fully sovereign cloud options for European organisations without compromising performance, flexibility, or interoperability thanks to open source” said John Gazal, VP Southern Europe at OVHcloud. “Our OpenNebula-powered environments provide a ready-to-use alternative to other virtualization stacks, enabling scalable private, hybrid, and edge clouds in Europe.”

As a member of the Hosted OpenNebula Cloud – Ready Certification Program, OVHcloud expands the European network of cloud providers offering OpenNebula-based services. Together, OpenNebula Systems and OVHcloud enable interoperable, resilient, and compliant cloud infrastructures that support digital sovereignty for public and private organisations across Europe.

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