Leaseweb UK Delivers GPU Acceleration to Public Cloud with Nvidia L4 

Leaseweb, a cloud services and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, announced the UK launch of Nvidia L4 GPUs in its Public Cloud platform, bringing Nvidia GPU acceleration to Leaseweb’s sovereign cloud in the UK for the first time and extending its AI-ready infrastructure beyond dedicated servers.The Nvidia L4 is a versatile GPU that enables organisations to accelerate processing for workloads such as AI inference, machine learning, video rendering, graphics and VDI. By making L4 GPUs available in the cloud, Leaseweb is providing customers with additional levels of flexibility and cost efficiency for variable or short-term use cases, while maintaining the advantages of data sovereignty within UK and European data centres. 

Customers can choose instances with between one and four GPUs, supported by multiple CPU and disk configurations. The service also offers 99.99% availability and transparent pricing with pay-per-use options charged by the hour or month. This allows businesses to scale usage as required, without the vendor lock-in often associated with hyperscale providers. To simplify adoption, Leaseweb’s L4 instances are structured in line with widely recognised Public Cloud instance types, giving customers a familiar benchmark while also offering Leaseweb’s cost and sovereignty advantages. 

Leaseweb estimates the new solution to be upwards of 30% more cost-effective than comparable offerings from hyperscalers*, while still delivering the performance and reliability needed for demanding applications. Existing customers also benefit from the introduction of pay-per-use billing for GPUs, complementing the monthly subscription model already available. 

“This is a significant addition to our range of GPU options available in the cloud and extends our AI-ready infrastructure beyond dedicated servers,” said Terry Storrar, UK MD, Leaseweb. “The Nvidia L4 GPUs offer our customers highly cost-effective flexibility to scale data-intensive workloads to precisely meet their business needs.  At the same time, they can be reassured that their operations fall within a sovereign European cloud. And this is only the beginning; we will continue to expand our GPU portfolio to support customers at every stage of their AI journey.” 

*Cost reduction estimate is based on benchmarks of standardised workloads. Exact cost reduction will differ depending on the individual use case and workload.