Nscale Managed Kubernetes

NscaleContainers

Managed CNCF-certified Kubernetes service with GPU-aware scheduling, integration with Nscale VPC and Filesystem, and node pools spanning CPU and GPU shapes for mixed AI / general workloads

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
UKLondon, United Kingdom

Subject to UK GDPR, DPA 2018, IPA 2016

Region locations
EEAEUUKUS6 regions across 4 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
No sovereign-flagged regions in the catalogue for this service.

Attributes

GPU Support
Yes

Sub-services (2)

CPU Node Pools

General-purpose worker pools for CPU workloads

GPU Node Pools

H100 / H200 worker pools with NVIDIA device-plugin pre-installed

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

6 regions
5 countries
Commercial regions (6)

Europe (5)

  • Iceland (Keflavik)
  • Norway (Glomfjord)
  • Norway (Narvik)
  • Portugal (Sines)
  • London (Loughton)

North America (1)

  • United States (Texas)

Tags

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Pricing

Pricing model:per-cluster-hour