August 2021 Summaries

Constant has earned a spot on the 2021 Inc. 5000 List, which acknowledges the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., based on revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. This recognition highlights the success of their product, Vultr®, which has gained attention globally, with recent developments including a new Bare Metal Plan, the availability of Vultr Kubernetes Engine in Los Angeles and New Jersey, and the addition of new apps to the Vultr Marketplace. Constant credits this achievement to its dedicated customers and team members worldwide. The Inc. 5000 List is a prestigious industry benchmark that ranks companies by overall revenue growth over three years and also provides additional rankings by industry, location, revenue, and other categories, including those run by women and minorities.

Constant, the creator of Vultr, has been included in the 2021 Inc. 5000 List, which honors the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, based on revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. This recognition highlights the company's recent achievements, such as the introduction of the new Bare Metal Plan, the availability of the Vultr Kubernetes Engine in Los Angeles and New Jersey, and the expansion of Vultr Marketplace with new applications. The Inc. 5000 List is a prestigious accolade in the industry, profiling companies with significant growth and also ranking them by various factors such as industry and metro area, while acknowledging women and minority-run businesses. Constant expressed gratitude to its customers and team members for their contributions to this success and encourages engagement through social media platforms like Twitter.

Vultr Marketplace has seen significant growth and enhancements since its official launch, offering a platform for independent software vendors to distribute their applications more efficiently. Recent additions include various new apps and the Arch Linux distribution, which can now be deployed with a single click on Vultr's infrastructure. The marketplace facilitates easier vendor submissions through a simplified process and cloud-init enhancements, supporting operating systems like Rocky Linux and Alma Linux. Vultr Marketplace, which has over a million registered users, offers a unique advantage by not collecting revenue from vendors, encouraging the submission of software, particularly open-source projects.

Vultr has introduced a new cost-effective Bare Metal plan at $185 per month, offering users direct access to server hardware with an Intel E-2286G processor, 32 GB RAM, and a 1.9TB SSD, alongside 10TB of bandwidth and 10Gbps Ethernet. This plan is available in seven global data centers, with more locations to be added soon. For those requiring more power, Vultr has expanded its global capacity to include a larger Bare Metal plan with 8 cores, 128 GB RAM, and a 4TB NVMe SSD, and plans to launch an even more robust configuration later this year. The Bare Metal offerings cater to applications needing non-virtualized environments and provide the flexibility to run custom hypervisors, although availability is limited, prompting interested users to act quickly.

Vultr has launched the Vultr Kubernetes Engine (VKE) in beta at its New Jersey and Los Angeles locations, simplifying the setup and management of Kubernetes clusters for users. VKE offers an easy-to-use service that reduces the complexity typically associated with Kubernetes, allowing users to deploy and manage clusters in a few steps without incurring the high costs associated with major cloud providers. VKE integrates with Vultr's platform services, ensuring compatibility with standard Kubernetes tools, and provides a cost-effective solution by offering the control plane for free while only charging for the utilized resources. This approach makes VKE an attractive option for both learners and businesses, potentially reducing costs by up to 50% compared to other services. The initiative is part of Vultr's broader effort to support cloud-native applications by offering scalable, interoperable infrastructure, and has already received positive feedback from partners such as Porter.