What a year it’s been! 2024 really changed the game at Contabo. We expanded globally, launched our most powerful servers yet, and grew stronger through every challenge. And you were there every step of the way – building, creating, and showing us what’s possible with the power of the Contabo Cloud. Celebrate with us as we take a look at what made this year special.
New Horizons and Fresh Perspectives
Bringing the Best in Affordable Cloud Hosting to India
Your response to the launch of our new India Data Center in Mumbai exceeded our expectations. For years, you’ve been asking for better infrastructure in South Asia. In July, we delivered. India’s cloud community – from indie developers to tech giants – jumped at the chance to build locally with the signature Contabo blend of high performance and low prices.
We’ve seen developers deploying their projects, startups migrating their platforms, and established companies expanding their reach to the subcontinent. Now, with multiple fiber paths ensuring blazing-fast connections and state-of-the-art security, South Asia’s cloud hosting scene has a new kid on the block that lets you play with the big boys.
Setting New Standards at Hub Europe
Our brand new flagship Data Center, Hub Europe, took things to another level. We’ve been working on this cutting-edge facility for a while now, and bringing it online marked a big milestone. Picture four football fields of powerful hardware running on clean energy, hitting a remarkable 99.982% uptime for your projects.
The numbers are impressive, but the real story is in the details. Advanced flood protection, redundant power systems, and industry-leading efficiency ratings make Hub Europe a new benchmark for our customers in Europe. This isn’t just a Data Center – it’s proof that European cloud hosting can and should tick all your boxes: powerful, planet-friendly, and priced to make your budget go further than ever.
Hardware Upgrades and New Possibilities
Dedicated Servers: Now More EPYC than Ever
The introduction of AMD’s EPYC Genoa processors made everyone sit up and take notice, and we were no exception. When we saw what these chips could do, we knew our Dedicated Servers needed them. The result? An all-new Bare Metal lineup featuring CPUs that give you 73% more punch while using less power. We’re talking about machines that can handle AI and Machine Learning projects with ease, crunch through complex workloads, and still have room for more. The technical specs tell the story: better memory handling, advanced security features, and the raw power to turn your ambitious ideas into reality.
Think Big, Start Small with VPS 0
Not every project needs a powerhouse server – sometimes you just need something light, reliable, and above all, affordable. Enter VPS 0 – our most affordable server yet. All the essentials, none of the fluff, and priced to match. It’s where great ideas start, where learning happens, where tomorrow’s projects come to life. Your enthusiastic response showed us that making cloud computing more accessible opens doors for more developers like you to create and innovate. Watch this space as we make VPS 0 available again for selected periods in the near future!
Spin up at Speed with Rapid Provisioning
We also cracked the speed challenge this year, streamlining our processes to make sure your Dedicated Server is provisioned in 90 minutes or less, guaranteed. If we miss that mark you’ll get credit back, no questions asked. Beyond being fast, this is about being reliable. Because we know that when you’re ready to launch or need to scale quickly, every minute counts.
Hard Lessons and Learning Curves
September’s downtime incident at our Nuremberg Data Center pushed us to our limits – and made us grow. In those challenging hours, our team went above and beyond and rewrote the crisis management playbook, all while sweating in the late summer heat to bring our cooling systems and your servers back online. To make sure you’ll never be affected by such an incident again, we built stronger systems, created smarter emergency plans, and improved our communication protocols.
When October brought similar challenges, we proved how much we’d learned, solving the problem in under two hours with zero downtime. Your feedback throughout these events helped create solutions that work for everyone. We’re committed to making sure that you can rely on your Contabo server no matter what – particularly as we continue migrating all Nuremberg instances to Hub Europe.
Black Friday Bargains: Our Lowest Prices Ever
This year’s Black Friday saw us do something different. Instead of here-today-gone-tomorrow deals, we rolled out lifetime savings across our lineup. You got permanent discounts with no catches, no complications – just lasting value. Your response was clear: real value beats quick deals any day. The numbers exceeded our expectations, but more importantly, they showed that our community values long-term partnerships.
What’s Next?
As we bring an exceptional year to a close, don’t miss out on our end-of-year specials. Don’t miss the opportunity to spin up your new cloud server with Reduced Location Fees, No Setup Fee, and few more surprise offers.
Our new count of twelve locations in nine global regions and our constantly improving processes set us up for an exciting 2025. Our mission stays simple: to give you the reliable, affordable foundation to build something incredible. From Mumbai to Hub Europe, from VPS to powerful Dedicated Servers, every improvement is designed to help turn your ideas into reality.
Thank you for making 2024 remarkable with us. Your projects push us forward, your feedback makes us better, and your success drives us to aim higher. Here’s to another year of building amazing things together.