09/02/2026
Open and flexible cloud platforms have always been important. In the age of the agentic AI data center, they’re critical.
Many companies find themselves locked into a hyperscaler’s tightly integrated, monolithic cloud stack, trapped by long-term contracts and closed ecosystems.
Many aren’t happy about it. New research from Forrester shows:
🔹 42% of IT leaders are unsatisfied or only partially satisfied with their cloud provider’s performance for conventional workloads
🔹 41% of IT leaders are unsatisfied or only partially satisfied with their cloud provider’s performance for processing AI or ML workloads
It’s no wonder a growing number of IT decision-makers are looking to alternative cloud providers for a way out.
Vultr VX1™ Cloud Compute gives enterprises greater choice and control over their infrastructure, without the constraints of a hyperscaler ecosystem.
Because the solution is x86-native, enterprises gain the best cost-to-performance ratio on the market without undergoing complex, costly refactoring. And because it is built on high-performance AMD solutions, IT leaders can rest assured that their agentic AI data centers are established on secure processors.
🔗 This is the cloud as it was always meant to be: flexible, low-cost, and secure. Learn more:
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