June 2024 Summaries

Koyeb has announced the launch of its Startup Program, which offers up to $30,000 in credits for early-stage startups to accelerate their go-to-market strategy using high-performance cloud infrastructure. Designed to save startups valuable time, the program includes perks such as seamless onboarding, priority support, white-glove migration, and early access to new features. Eligible companies, typically those in seed stages or part of partner accelerators, can apply for the program and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Koyeb facilitates the deployment and scaling of full-stack applications and AI workloads with minimal configuration, leveraging their global infrastructure to ensure fast and reliable service delivery close to end-users.

Koyeb has announced the launch of AWS regions on its platform, allowing businesses to seamlessly deploy and scale applications on AWS infrastructure while benefiting from Koyeb's simplicity and flexibility. This integration enables companies to leverage the AWS ecosystem and manage applications without the complexities often associated with AWS's infrastructure. Initially available in the US-east-1 (N. Virginia) region, Koyeb plans to add more regions based on demand. The platform's cloud-agnostic technology can operate on various infrastructures, making it an attractive option for businesses looking to migrate off Heroku or manage existing AWS-hosted applications with features like continuous integration, zero-downtime deployments, and multi-region support. Koyeb emphasizes ease of use, promising rapid deployments with minimal configuration, and encourages users to engage with their community for further support and updates.

Koyeb has launched a technical preview of Volumes, a new feature that allows for persistent data storage on their platform, which previously relied on ephemeral disks. This development enables the deployment of stateful workloads, such as databases and queue systems, by providing storage backed by NVMe SSDs, ensuring low latency and high throughput. Volumes are available in all regions and can be attached to any instance type, including GPUs, although they are local to a single machine and require distributed software for high availability and fault tolerance. Users can participate in the technical preview free of charge and are encouraged to explore various use cases, such as deploying databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL, and storage solutions like MinIO. The platform provides tools like the Koyeb CLI for easy creation and management of Volumes, supporting both new and existing services. This feature is part of Koyeb's broader launch week initiative, and users can stay updated and provide feedback through Koyeb's community channels.

Koyeb has announced the public preview of GPU-accelerated workloads, introducing high-performance GPUs like the H100 and A100, which are ideal for generative AI processes such as large language models and image generation. The GPUs, ranging from 20GB to 80GB of vRAM, offer support for high-precision calculations and varying bandwidth capabilities, with on-demand pricing from $0.50/hr to $3.30/hr. Koyeb's platform provides a seamless serverless deployment experience, including features like one-click container deployment, built-in load balancing, horizontal autoscaling, zero downtime deployments, and real-time monitoring. Users can get started easily through the Koyeb control panel or CLI, and the platform offers $200 of credit for new users. Future plans include enhancing autoscaling performance and expanding GPU offerings to meet diverse user needs.

Koyeb's launch week unveiled a series of advancements and initiatives aimed at enhancing its cloud infrastructure offerings and developer experience. Key announcements included the general availability of autoscaling, which allows applications to scale based on concurrent connections and response times, and the introduction of GPU support in public preview, enabling the deployment of AI workloads with access to powerful GPU models like H100 and A100. The launch of a technical preview for Volumes offers persistent storage solutions for applications requiring long-term data retention, supported by high-speed NVMe SSDs. Additionally, Koyeb announced AWS region support, beginning with the US-east-1 region, providing businesses with seamless deployment on AWS infrastructure. The week concluded with the introduction of the Koyeb Startup Program, designed to support early-stage startups with cloud credits and exclusive benefits. These developments reflect Koyeb's commitment to providing robust, scalable, and innovative solutions for deploying AI and full-stack applications globally.

Koyeb has announced the general availability of its autoscaling feature, which aims to provide a global, serverless experience for deployments by automatically adjusting resources based on demand, thus eliminating the costs associated with unused resources and reducing the need for manual adjustments during traffic spikes. Users can configure autoscaling through simple controls, either via the command line interface or the control panel, and it can be set to react to various metrics, such as requests per second, CPU and memory usage, concurrent connections, and the 95th percentile response time. The platform checks deployments every 15 seconds and utilizes a 1-minute stabilization period to maintain stability after scaling actions. Autoscaling decisions are made on a per-region basis, ensuring that spikes in one region do not affect others, and billing is based on the number of instances and their running time across all regions. The release is part of a series of updates during Koyeb's launch week, and the company encourages users to engage with its community and explore further documentation for more detailed guidance.