September 2024 Summaries

Koyeb has announced the public preview of Volumes, a feature that offers blazing-fast NVMe SSD storage for data persistence across deployments, now available to all users on the Starter plan. This development allows for high throughput and low latency, supporting various workloads such as clustered databases, object storage, and AI model storage. Users can deploy container images from DockerHub, like Minio, Neo4j, ClickHouse, and Meilisearch, to seamlessly handle data persistence. Initially available in Washington DC and Frankfurt for Standard CPU instance types, Volumes are free during the public preview phase. Koyeb provides examples for deploying popular stateful applications, highlighting the ease of use with simple CLI commands. The company plans to expand Volumes to more regions and is working on additional features like data mobility and snapshots, seeking user feedback to shape future developments.

Koyeb has announced the public preview of AWS Regions on its platform, allowing users to deploy to the AWS us-east-1 region using both the control panel and CLI. This integration aims to provide business users with an easier deployment process on AWS infrastructure, while maintaining the seamless experience Koyeb is known for. The addition of AWS regions addresses the needs of users like Sush, a mobile game with millions of users, which benefited from reduced costs and improved efficiency by switching from Heroku to Koyeb AWS regions. Deploying in AWS regions on Koyeb eliminates data transfer costs between Koyeb services and AWS products, enhancing cost-effectiveness and performance. Users can deploy applications across Koyeb's global edge and core locations and easily switch between Koyeb and AWS regions. The platform also offers a Free Tier for initial deployments and provides resources such as tutorials and an apps catalog to assist users in exploring deployment options.

Koyeb has expanded its global platform by adding Paris and Tokyo to its list of regions where users can deploy low-latency AI workloads, full stack applications, APIs, and databases. This expansion brings their total GA locations to five, including Washington, D.C., Singapore, and Frankfurt. The platform offers high-performance serverless applications with features such as continuous deployment, autoscaling, built-in edge networks, and real-time logs and metrics. Users can deploy applications using GitHub, Docker containers, or local directories, benefiting from fast deployment speeds and a zero infrastructure management experience. The addition of Paris and Tokyo, driven by demand for improved connectivity and reduced latency in Europe and APAC, enhances Koyeb's ability to deliver optimal performance to end users while maintaining a simple, transparent pricing model based on resource usage per second.

Koyeb has announced a new networking stack that significantly enhances deployment speed, network performance, and reliability for its platform. This overhaul was driven by limitations encountered with their previous setup and seeks to optimize deployment speeds by replacing their old stack with a custom solution built on Envoy, Cilium, and eBPF, thereby reducing latency and increasing bandwidth. The new stack provides advanced features such as automatic load balancing, fully encrypted private networking, built-in observability, auto-healing, and automatic service discovery out-of-the-box, all while removing the sidecar model to process network tasks directly in the Linux kernel. The improvements include 70% faster deployments, with services going live within seconds, up to 10 Gb/s of bandwidth in the private network and the elimination of network configuration errors. This new stack is now live in all Koyeb regions, automatically benefiting all applications, and paves the way for future innovations in cloud-native applications.

Koyeb has introduced a new control panel aimed at enhancing the global deployment of applications by reimagining the developer experience with a focus on simplicity and efficiency. The revamped interface provides a streamlined three-step process for creating services, allowing users to choose service types, deployment methods, and instance regions while offering an overview page for managing resources efficiently. Key improvements include a new deployment flow with an enhanced logs component, a command palette for quick navigation, and a redesigned service overview page that provides a seamless user experience without sacrificing critical deployment details. The platform now features an updated sidebar for easier navigation and management of Koyeb resources, as well as improved guidance and troubleshooting for first-time deployments. Future plans include continuous enhancements based on user feedback and support for mobile versions, with users encouraged to share their experiences and feedback within the Koyeb community.

Koyeb's second Launch Week introduces a series of new features and enhancements to their platform, following the success of their first event in June. Key announcements include a new dashboard that simplifies app building and scaling, a revamped networking stack that enhances deployment speed and reduces latency, and the general availability of their Paris and Tokyo regions, which enable users to run applications closer to their customers in Europe and Asia. Additionally, AWS regions are now in public preview, allowing for easier deployment on AWS infrastructure, and Volumes, which are high-speed NVMe SSDs for data persistence, are also in public preview. Throughout the week, Koyeb is hosting special events such as the Intel AI Summit and AI Camp in Paris, while also showcasing tutorials and one-click applications that demonstrate the platform's capabilities in deploying AI models and optimizing data queries. Users are encouraged to engage with Koyeb's community and provide feedback through feature requests as the platform continues to expand and innovate.

Beavr, a platform designed to assist Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) managers and businesses in preparing for CSR assessments and enhancing sustainable practices, has found an ideal infrastructure partner in Koyeb, a serverless cloud service provider. After evaluating multiple options like Vercel, AWS, and GCP, Beavr chose Koyeb due to its ease of implementation, scalability, and excellent customer support, which allow the company to focus on its core business without the burden of managing infrastructure. Beavr's platform, built with NestJS, GraphQL, and Prisma, processes user requests and performs SQL queries via a database managed by PlanetScale. Initially, Beavr's infrastructure ran on two Medium Instances in Frankfurt, enhancing availability and load distribution, but with the introduction of autoscaling, they anticipate greater efficiency and expansion capabilities. Beavr's decision to outsource essential services like infrastructure management aligns with their philosophy of focusing on core competencies and leveraging expert providers, enabling them to deliver exceptional CSR solutions while benefiting from Koyeb's automated deployments, seamless feature releases, and responsive support.