At the latest TechEx North America event, we spoke with Kevin Cochrane, CMO at Vultr, about how the cloud platform has rapidly evolved from a developer-friendly alternative to the hyperscalers into a formidable global force in enterprise AI infrastructure. We discussed the growing importance of global data residency, outlining Vultr’s early commitment to ensuring that all data remains sovereign and regionally compliant. This foundational decision now places the company at the forefront of one of the most urgent issues in cloud and AI: data sovereignty.

We explored the real-world challenges that enterprises encounter when deploying AI, including difficulties in sourcing skilled talent, managing data silos, and navigating complex governance and compliance requirements. Cochrane shared how Vultr addresses these issues directly through thoughtful infrastructure design and service delivery.

Our conversation also touched on how Vultr’s infrastructure is shaped by over a decade of experience hosting demanding workloads, such as Activision’s Call of Duty. We discussed their emphasis on comprehensive documentation, community-driven knowledge sharing, and empowering developers through hackathons and intuitive self-service tools. Cochrane spoke about Vultr’s ambitious vision to become the next major hyperscaler, providing accessible and cost-effective AI infrastructure on a global scale. Their approach avoids the complexity and opaque pricing models that often characterise the current cloud landscape.

Check out the full interview here: