July 2024

What's new

AI Model Hub

July 31

IONOS CLOUD releases the AI Model Hub platform, which features foundational models and vector databases as a service. Using these services, you can also implement retrieval augmented generation use cases.

We have added documentation support to help you use our new AI Model Hub. The key topics include:

• Guided steps for using our foundation models.

• Instructions for managing our vector database as a service.

• Steps to conduct retrieval augmented generation.

New Network menu in the DCD

July 29

The Data Center Designer (DCD) now features a new dedicated Network menu aimed at consolidating all network-related products for easier access and streamlining product management within the DCD. The products now grouped under this menu include Connectivity, Load Balancing, Edge Networking, and Security products. The IP Management, Cross Connect, Target Groups, Cloud DNS, and SSL Certificate Manager products listed earlier under the Management menu have been moved to the Network menu.

Network File Storage

July 29

IONOS CLOUD releases Network File Storage, a managed service that offers shared file storage for multiple virtual machines and containerized workloads through the NFS protocol. The product is currently available on a request basis, will initially be available only in the German data centers (Frankfurt and Berlin), and will be gradually rolled out to all locations.

It is currently available on a request basis. To access this product, please contact your sales representative or IONOS CLOUD Support.

Cross Connect General Availability in the Frankfurt Region

July 29

This release introduces additional capabilities, enabling you to connect all Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) in the Frankfurt region through private LANs. We recommend upgrading your existing Cross Connect to the latest version. For more information, see Upgrade Cross Connect to the Latest Version.

Managed Kubernetes Versions

July 8

Managed Kubernetes is releasing Kubernetes version 1.30. For more information about the schedule timeline, see Release Schedule.

Advisory on CVE-2024-6387

July 4

Information on the security advisory for CVE-2024-6387, announced by OpenSSH, is now available on the documentation portal. This advisory addresses a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH that affects sshd in its default configuration.

Changes to AMD Opteron Node Pools

July 3

AMD Opteron CPUs will be phased out for Kubernetes node pools and new Opteron-based VMs. We recommend updating your Terraform and Crossplane configurations to reflect the new CPU type to avoid errors.

Documentation updates

Changes to Backup Service

July 31

We have updated the Backup Service documentation. The key topics include:

• Step-by-step instructions for configuring backup encryption in Apply Backup Encryption.

• Detailed information on encryption at rest, encryption in transit, and secure data deletion practices in Data Security.

Certificate Manager

July 30

The Network Services product category now includes a new Certificate Manager section. This update relocates the Manage SSL Certificates documentation from the Managed Application Load Balancer product to the new section. Additional documentation on certificate management will be added shortly.

Veeam Backup and Replication settings for Object Storage

July 18

We have added documentation support to help you configure Veeam Backup and Replication with the new eu-central-3 Object Storage region. The key topics include:

• Guided steps for adding a new Object Storage repository.

• Instructions for creating backup jobs with performance-optimized settings.

• Steps to migrate your backup repository to the eu-central-3 region.

• Recommended settings to apply 8 MB blocks in storage optimization.