VEXXHOST Is Heading to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026
Join VEXXHOST at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam! Visit Booth #797 for giveaways, demos, and conversations about open-source cloud infrastructure.
Infrastructure Built for Research
Give researchers the compute they need — from high-performance computing clusters to petabyte-scale storage. Trusted by leading universities running some of the largest academic deployments in the world.
20,000+
Cores Deployed
100%
Upstream Open Source
24/7
Expert Support
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Why VEXXHOST
Research Computing Expertise at Scale
Universities need infrastructure that keeps up with research demands — not infrastructure that creates more work for IT. We've deployed 20,000+ core clusters with petabyte-scale Ceph storage for leading research institutions.
Research Computing Expertise
Proven at university scale — from the University at Buffalo's 20,000+ core cluster to multi-petabyte Ceph deployments.
High-Performance Computing
Purpose-built HPC infrastructure with low-latency networking, GPU support, and workload schedulers researchers expect.
Self-Service for Researchers
Give research teams on-demand access to compute and storage without burdening central IT with every request.
Data Sovereignty
Keep sensitive research data in your jurisdiction. On-premise or sovereign cloud for compliance with funding requirements.
Open Source, No Lock-In
100% upstream open source stack. No proprietary forks, no vendor lock-in — your research isn't held hostage.
Predictable Pricing
No surprise egress fees or usage spikes. Grant-funded research needs budgets you can forecast and defend.
Flexible Engagement
Choose How You Want to Work
Deploy in your campus data center for full control, or use our hosted infrastructure. Expert support or fully managed — same research-grade platform either way.
Infrastructure
Cloud
On-Premise
Engagement
Any Cloud, Your Control
Run on hosted infrastructure — AWS, GCP, Azure, or sovereign cloud. Our engineers provide 24/7 guidance for your research workloads.
- Any cloud platform
- 24/7 expert guidance
- Full operational control
Your Campus, Our Expertise
Keep infrastructure in your campus data center with full sovereignty. Our engineers provide the same expert support on-site.
- Campus data center
- Full data sovereignty
- Expert HPC guidance
Recommended
Any Cloud, Fully Managed
Focus on research, not ops. We manage your infrastructure end-to-end so your team can focus on what matters — the science.
- Zero ops burden
- Research-first focus
- Managed infrastructure
Your Campus, Fully Managed
Run in your facilities with hands-off management. We handle operations while you retain complete control over research data.
- On-premise control
- Hands-off operations
- Data stays on campus
Cloud Infrastructure
Any Cloud, Your Control
Run on hosted infrastructure — AWS, GCP, Azure, or sovereign cloud. Our engineers provide 24/7 guidance for your research workloads.
- Any cloud platform
- 24/7 expert guidance
- Full operational control
Recommended
Any Cloud, Fully Managed
Focus on research, not ops. We manage your infrastructure end-to-end so your team can focus on what matters — the science.
- Zero ops burden
- Research-first focus
- Managed infrastructure
On-Premise Infrastructure
Your Campus, Our Expertise
Keep infrastructure in your campus data center with full sovereignty. Our engineers provide the same expert support on-site.
- Campus data center
- Full data sovereignty
- Expert HPC guidance
Your Campus, Fully Managed
Run in your facilities with hands-off management. We handle operations while you retain complete control over research data.
- On-premise control
- Hands-off operations
- Data stays on campus
Challenges We Solve
Why Research Computing Is Hard
Universities face unique infrastructure challenges. Here's how we help.
Challenge
Research grants have fixed budgets, but cloud costs are unpredictable. Egress fees and usage spikes can consume funding meant for science.
How We Solve It
Predictable pricing with no egress fees. Flat-rate models that align with grant budgets — so you can forecast costs and defend them to funding agencies.
Challenge
Researchers need compute on demand, but provisioning takes weeks through central IT. By the time resources are ready, deadlines have passed.
How We Solve It
Self-service portals give research teams on-demand access to VMs, containers, and storage — without waiting on IT for every request.
Challenge
Sensitive research data — from medical studies to defense contracts — must stay in specific jurisdictions. Public cloud can't guarantee that.
How We Solve It
Deploy on-premise in your campus data center or on sovereign cloud infrastructure. Full control over where research data resides and who can access it.
Challenge
Research workloads spike during deadlines and conference submissions, then drop to near-zero. Static infrastructure wastes budget both ways.
How We Solve It
Elastic compute that scales with research demand. Burst to thousands of cores during peak periods, scale back when workloads are light.
Use Cases
Research & Academic Deployments
From high-performance computing to virtual labs, universities rely on our infrastructure for research and academic workloads.
High-Performance Computing
Large-scale HPC clusters for computational research — physics simulations, genomics, climate modeling, and more.
Research Data Storage
Petabyte-scale Ceph storage for research datasets, with high throughput and data durability built in.
Machine Learning & AI Research
GPU-accelerated infrastructure for training models, running experiments, and advancing AI research.
Virtual Lab Environments
On-demand virtual labs for coursework, research, and experimentation — accessible from anywhere on campus.
Student Computing Labs
Scalable virtual desktops and computing environments for students, eliminating hardware refresh cycles.
Multi-Tenant Departments
Isolated environments for different departments and research groups — shared infrastructure, separate access controls.
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Research-Ready Platforms
Open source infrastructure trusted by leading research universities for compute, storage, and container workloads.
These products integrate seamlessly. Use any combination to build your ideal infrastructure.
Ready to Modernize Research Computing?
Talk to our team about infrastructure that scales with your research. We've helped leading universities deploy some of the largest academic clusters in the world.
What you'll get
- Deploy HPC clusters at university scale — from hundreds to 20,000+ cores — with the same open source platform trusted by the University at Buffalo CCR
- Store petabytes of research data on Ceph with built-in durability and high throughput — proven at 1.7PB scale for real academic workloads
- Give researchers self-service access to compute, storage, and GPU resources — without burdening central IT with manual provisioning for every request
- Keep sensitive research data in your jurisdiction with on-premise or sovereign cloud deployment — full compliance with funding agency data requirements
- Predictable pricing with no egress fees or usage surprises — flat-rate models that align with grant budgets so you can forecast costs accurately
- 24/7 expert support from engineers who understand research computing — from HPC cluster tuning to Kubernetes for ML pipelines and AI training workloads
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