Public Cloud Instances

Atlantic.Net public cloud instances give you enterprise-grade virtual servers on demand. Choose your instance type, pick your operating system, and go live in under 30 seconds — with a 100% uptime SLA backing every deployment.

From $10 per month, you get dedicated CPU, RAM, and SSD storage in a multi-tenant cloud environment. No long-term contracts. No shared resources eating into your performance. Just clean, reliable cloud infrastructure built for modern workloads.

What Are Public Cloud Instances?

A public cloud instance is a virtual server running on physical hardware managed by a cloud provider. Multiple virtual machines share the same underlying infrastructure through virtualization technology, but each instance runs in isolation — with its own operating system, dedicated resources, and private network access.

You pay only for what you use. That's the pay-as-you-go model that makes public cloud services affordable for startups and enterprises alike.

How Public Cloud Instances Work

Cloud providers use virtualization technology to partition physical servers into multiple independent virtual servers. Each instance gets a guaranteed allocation of CPU, RAM, and storage. You control the instance through a web-based control panel or RESTful API — creating, scaling, or deleting servers whenever your workload demands change.

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Types of Public Cloud Instances

Atlantic.Net offers five instance families, each optimized for a different class of workload. Picking the right instance type from the start saves you money and avoids performance bottlenecks.

General Purpose Instances

General purpose instances (G3 series) balance compute, memory, and storage at the lowest entry price. They suit web servers, small databases, development environments, and business applications that don't push CPU or RAM to the limit.

Starting from $10/month — 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, SSD storage.

Memory Optimized Instances

Memory optimized instances (M2 series) carry more RAM per vCPU than any other instance type. They're the right choice for relational and in-memory databases, real-time analytics, and applications that hold large datasets in memory to reduce disk I/O.

Starting from $163/month — optimized for RAM-intensive workloads.

Compute Optimized Instances

Compute optimized instances (C2 series) deliver the highest number of vCPUs relative to RAM. Use them for CPU-intensive applications: batch processing, media transcoding, high-performance computing, and scientific modeling.

Starting from $211/month — built for raw processing power.

Storage Optimized Instances

Storage optimized instances (S2 series) pair large SSD volumes with compute resources for data-intensive workloads. Each instance includes between 500GB and 4TB of dedicated SSD storage — ideal for log aggregation, data warehousing, and large-scale databases.

Starting from $248/month— up to 4TB NVMe SSD included.

High Performance Accelerated Compute Instances

GPU-backed accelerated compute instances (AL40S and AH100NVL) run NVIDIA L40S and H100 NVL hardware. These are purpose-built for artificial intelligence workloads, machine learning model training, and GPU-accelerated inference pipelines.

Instance Type	Best For	RAM	Entry Price
General Purpose (G3)	Web servers, development, and mixed workloads	2 GB to 192 GB	From $10/mo
Memory Optimized (M2)	Databases, analytics, and caching	16 GB to 128 GB	From $163/mo
Compute Optimized (C2)	HPC, batch processing, and rendering	8 GB to 64 GB	From $211/mo
Storage Optimized (S2)	Data warehousing and large databases	16 GB to 128 GB, plus 500 GB to 4 TB SSD	From $248/mo
Accelerated Compute (GPU)	AI, machine learning, and inference	192 GB to 240 GB	From $1,120/mo

Public Cloud vs. Private Cloud vs. Hybrid Cloud

Choosing the right cloud model depends on your workload, compliance requirements, and budget. Here's what each model delivers.

Public Cloud

Public cloud instances run on shared physical infrastructure managed by the cloud provider. You get on-demand scalability, pay-as-you-go billing, and no hardware to manage. It's the default choice for most web applications, databases, and development environments.

Private Cloud

A private cloud is a single-tenant environment — physical hardware dedicated to one organization. It gives you maximum control over your data and computing resources. Healthcare organizations and financial services firms often choose private cloud to meet strict regulatory requirements.

Dedicated Cloud

Dedicated cloud sits between public and private. You get dedicated physical hardware but the provider manages the underlying infrastructure for you. It's a strong fit when you need the isolation of a private environment without the overhead of running your own data centers.

Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid cloud combines public and private cloud infrastructure. Sensitive workloads stay on private or dedicated cloud, while less critical applications run on public cloud instances. This approach lets businesses control costs while keeping regulated data in a compliant environment.

Which Cloud Model Is Right for Your Business?

Most businesses start with public cloud instances for speed and cost efficiency, then move sensitive workloads to private or dedicated cloud as compliance demands grow. Atlantic.Net offers all three models, so you can build the architecture that fits your needs.

Benefits of Public Cloud Services

On-Demand Scalability

Public cloud instances scale up or down without hardware procurement. When traffic spikes, you launch additional instances in seconds. When demand drops, you shut them down and stop paying. This elasticity makes public cloud the right backbone for SaaS applications, eCommerce platforms, and high-traffic web services.

Cost Savings with Hourly Billing

Hourly billing means you pay only for what you use. There are no upfront infrastructure costs, no wasted capacity from idle servers, and no long-term contracts forcing you to over-provision. Commit to a 1-year or 3-year term and save up to 20%.

High Availability

Atlantic.Net public cloud instances run on RAID-10 NVMe storage with redundant networking and power systems. The infrastructure is built to keep your applications online, backed by a 100% uptime service-level agreement. That's a stronger guarantee than most cloud providers offer.

Wide Range of Operating Systems

Choose from over 40 Linux, BSD, and Windows Server images. Supported distributions include Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, AlmaLinux, FreeBSD, and Arch Linux. Windows Server users can deploy from 2008 R2 through Windows Server 2025 — including Datacenter and Standard editions.

Simple Resource Management

Every instance launches with a dedicated allocation of CPU, RAM, and storage. No shared resources. No noisy neighbors competing for the same pool. The Atlantic.Net control panel gives you full control over your cloud instances without the complexity of hyperscaler dashboards.

100% Uptime SLA

Atlantic.Net backs every public cloud instance with a 100% uptime guarantee. Most cloud providers promise 99.9% or 99.99% availability. We commit to 100% — with redundant infrastructure at every layer to back it up.

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Deploy in 30 Seconds

New cloud instances go live in under 30 seconds. Select your instance type, choose your operating system, configure your storage, and your server is ready. No provisioning queues. No waiting.

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HIPAA, SOC 2, and SOC 3 Compliance

Atlantic.Net is SSAE 18 SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified, and HIPAA and HITECH audit-ready. If your business handles protected health information or financial data, you need cloud infrastructure built for compliance.

US-Based 24/7 Support

Our support team is based in the United States and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. When something goes wrong, you talk to a cloud engineer — not a chatbot or a ticket queue.

RAID-10 NVMe Cloud Infrastructure

Every Atlantic.Net instance runs on enterprise-grade NVMe SSDs in a RAID-10 configuration. RAID-10 means your data has both performance and redundancy built in at the storage layer.

8 Global Data Centers

Deploy your cloud instances in New York, London, San Francisco, Singapore, Toronto, Dallas, Ashburn, or Orlando. Select the location closest to your users to minimize latency.

Public Cloud Pricing and Billing

On-Demand Hourly Billing

On-demand instances are billed by the hour. The G3.2GB instance runs at $0.0149 per hour — roughly $10 per month for continuous use. You can terminate an instance at any time and stop accruing charges.

Reserved Instances

Commit to a 1-year term for approximately 10% off on-demand pricing. A 3-year term saves around 20%. Reserved pricing works well for production workloads with predictable demand.

Transparent Costs

Inbound bandwidth is unlimited. Outbound bandwidth overages are billed at $0.02 per GB. Additional IPv4 addresses cost $2.19 per month. Optional daily backups cost 20% of the server cost. No surprise fees.

Security in Public Cloud Instances

Data Isolation and Private Networks

Each cloud instance runs in its own isolated environment. Private networks let your instances communicate securely without exposing traffic to the public internet. Every instance has dedicated IP addresses and isolated storage — other customers on the same physical host cannot access your data.

Compliance Certifications

Atlantic.Net maintains SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA, HITECH, and PCI-ready certifications. These certifications aren't marketing claims — they're independently audited each year. If your industry requires a specific compliance posture, ask our team for the relevant audit documentation.

Access Controls

You control who accesses your cloud instances through SSH keys, firewall rules, and IP address whitelisting. Add load balancers, configure private networking between instances, and restrict inbound traffic to only the ports your applications need.

Service Level Agreements for Public Cloud Instances

Atlantic.Net's SLA commits to 100% uptime for all public cloud instances. The underlying infrastructure uses redundant network paths, redundant power systems, and RAID-10 storage to support this guarantee. In the event of an outage attributable to Atlantic.Net, we provide service credits as defined in our SLA documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Public cloud instances run on shared physical hardware managed by the provider. You share the underlying infrastructure with other customers, but each instance is fully isolated. Private cloud instances run on hardware dedicated to a single organization, giving you full control over the physical environment. Public cloud is more cost-effective; private cloud offers greater control and stricter isolation for regulated workloads.

Atlantic.Net supports over 40 operating systems, including Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, AlmaLinux, Fedora, FreeBSD, and Arch Linux. Windows Server images are available from 2008 R2 through Windows Server 2025, in both Standard and Datacenter editions. Windows instances carry a licensing surcharge of $6.50 to $8 per month.

Atlantic.Net is SSAE 18 SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified, and maintains HIPAA- and HITECH-compliant audit-ready infrastructure. The data centers are also PCI-ready. All certifications are independently audited annually.

New instances go live in under 30 seconds. Select your instance type and operating system in the Atlantic.Net cloud portal, confirm your configuration, and your server is ready. You can also deploy instances programmatically through the Atlantic.Net API.

Atlantic.Net does not currently offer a free tier. General purpose instances start at $10 per month for the G3.2GB configuration. Contact our sales team to discuss trial options for qualified enterprise customers.

Yes. You can launch additional instances at any time through the control panel or API. Instances deploy in under 30 seconds, so you can respond to traffic spikes without pre-provisioning capacity. Scaling down is equally straightforward — terminate instances you no longer need and stop paying immediately.

Get Started with Atlantic.Net Public Cloud Instances

Atlantic.Net has been running cloud infrastructure since 1994. Over 30 years of experience, eight global data centers, and a 100% uptime SLA — that's what you get with every public cloud instance you deploy.

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