Infrastructure Specifications
Comprehensive technical details covering compute, storage, network, databases, security, and service level agreements. All metrics reflect production environments.
v3.2.1 | Last Updated: Oct 24, 2025 | Region-agnostic baseline
🖥️ Virtual & Bare Metal Compute
Bare-metal and virtualized instances powered by AMD EPYC™ 9004 and Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. All VMs use KVM with virtio drivers and NVMe-backed ephemeral storage.
Max vCPUs per Node
128 vCPU
Burstable up to 256 with hyperthreading
Network Throughput
100 Gbps
Anycast routed, non-burstable
Avg. Latency
2.4 ms
Cross-DC interconnect (RDMA enabled)
Provision Time
~12 sec
From API request to SSH ready
| Tier | vCPU / Core | RAM | Block Storage (NVMe) | Network | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Compute | 1–8 vCPU | 2–32 GB | 40–240 GB | 1 Gbps (shared) | Dev, Testing, Microservices |
| Performance | 8–32 vCPU | 32–128 GB | 240–960 GB | 10 Gbps (dedicated) | Production Apps, CI/CD, ML Inference |
| Enterprise | 32–128 vCPU | 128–512 GB | 1–4 TB | 25/100 Gbps | High-Throughput, Data Pipelines, HPC |
| Bare Metal | 64–128 Physical | 512–2048 GB | Custom RAID/NVMe | 100 Gbps (guaranteed) | Compliance, GPU Clusters, Legacy Apps |
curl -X POST https://api.cloudnexus.io/v3/instances \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CN_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"region": "us-east-1",
"type": "cn-pro-8",
"image": "ubuntu-22.04-lts",
"ssh_keys": ["cn-deploy-key-01"]
}'💾 Block, Object & Backup Storage
High-IOPS block storage for VMs, S3-compatible object storage for unstructured data, and automated tiered backups with point-in-time recovery.
| Storage Type | Max IOPS | Throughput | Latency (avg) | Durability | Encryption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block (NVMe Gen4) | 250,000 | 3,500 MB/s | 0.8 ms | 99.999% | AES-256-GCM |
| Object (S3-Compatible) | Unlimited (partitioned) | 50,000 req/s per bucket | 22 ms | 99.999999999% | SSE-S3 / SSE-KMS |
| Backup / Glacier | 50,000 | 1,000 MB/s | 45 ms | 99.999999999% | Envelope Encryption |
- Snapshot consistency across multi-attach volumes
- Automatic tiering to cold storage after 90 days
- RPO: 5 minutes | RTO: <2 minutes for block volumes
- CLI compatible with `aws s3`, `mc`, and `rclone`
- Immutable object locks (WORM) for compliance
🌐 Network Infrastructure & CDN
100 Gbps backbone with BGP peering, anycast routing, and edge caching across 320+ PoPs. Enterprise-grade DDoS mitigation and global load balancing.
Edge Locations
320+ PoPs
Across 6 continents, 48 countries
Backbone Capacity
100 Gbps
Fiber-optic, multi-homed routing
DDoS Mitigation
3 Tbps
L3/L4/L7 scrubbing, always-on
BGP Peers
14,000+
Public & private IX, transit providers
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| IPv4 / IPv6 | Full dual-stack support, /29 IPv4 per VM, /64 IPv6 native |
| Anycast Network | Single IP, global anycast, automatic failover <500ms |
| Load Balancer | Layer 4 (TCP/UDP) & Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS), health checks, WAF integration |
| CDN Caching | Edge TTL control, cache purging (<5s propagation), websockets & gRPC support |
| Private Network | Overlay VPC, 10 Gbps inter-VM, zero egress cost within region |
🗄️ Managed Databases
Fully managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB. Automated backups, read replicas, and enterprise-grade HA with zero-downtime upgrades.
| Engine | Max Storage | Replicas | Failover Time | Max Connections | Backup Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL 15/16 | 10 TB | Up to 10 read | < 30 sec | 5,000+ (tunable) | Continuous (PITR) |
| MySQL 8.0 | 8 TB | Up to 8 read | < 35 sec | 3,000+ (tunable) | Hourly + Binlog |
| Redis 7 (Cluster) | 4 TB | Multi-AZ active/active | < 15 sec | 100,000+ | RDB + AOF hybrid |
| MongoDB 7.0 | 12 TB | Up to 6 read | < 25 sec | 50,000+ (pooled) | Continuous (Oplog) |
- Automatic minor version patching with rolling restarts
- Private endpoints only (no public internet exposure)
- Encryption at rest (AES-256) & in transit (TLS 1.3)
- Integration with CloudNexus IAM for granular access control
- Query analytics & slow-log dashboard included
🔒 Security & Compliance
Zero-trust architecture, hardware security modules (HSM), and comprehensive compliance certifications. Security is baked into every layer.
Encryption Standard
AES-256-GCM
At rest & in transit, HSM-backed keys
WAF Rules
OWASP Top 10
Custom rules, bot management, rate limiting
Audit Logging
CloudTrail+
Immutable, tamper-proof, 365-day retention
Compliance
SOC 2 Type II
ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS v4.0
- VPC isolation with custom CIDR ranges & subnet routing
- Network policies (micro-segmentation) between workloads
- SSH key rotation & certificate-based authentication
- Secrets management with automatic expiry & audit trails
- Penetration testing reports available upon request
📊 Service Level Agreements (SLA)
Financial guarantees for uptime, performance, and support response. Credits issued automatically if thresholds are breached.
| Service | Uptime Guarantee | Monthly Downtime Allowance | Breach Credit | Support Response (P1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compute / VM | 99.99% | 4 min 22 sec | 10x monthly fee | < 15 minutes |
| Managed Databases | 99.995% | 2 min 11 sec | 20x monthly fee | < 10 minutes |
| Object Storage | 99.999% | 26 sec | 50x monthly fee | < 15 minutes |
| CDN / Edge Network | 99.999% | 26 sec | 25x monthly fee | < 15 minutes |
| Bare Metal | 99.95% | 21 min 54 sec | 5x monthly fee | < 30 minutes |
# Automated SLA verification endpoint
GET /v3/sla/report?period=monthly&service=compute
# Returns JSON with actual uptime, breach status, and credit eligibility- Excludes scheduled maintenance (max 4h/month, 72h notice)
- Automated incident detection & credit issuance via API
- Dedicated account engineers for Enterprise tiers
- Custom SLA contracts available for 99.999% uptime needs