What should I use for private GPU compute in the EU?

If you mean private / dedicated GPU compute in the EU with good privacy controls, the main things to optimize for are:

1. Where the data is processed and stored
2. Whether the GPUs are truly dedicated or just isolated on shared hardware
3. Encryption and key management
4. EU legal/compliance posture
5. Latency and cost

Good options to consider

1) Hyperscalers with EU regions

If you want the most mature infrastructure and controls:

• AWS — EU regions, dedicated instances / bare metal options, strong IAM and KMS
• Azure — EU data regions, Azure Confidential Computing options, good enterprise controls
• Google Cloud — EU regions, strong networking and managed ML stack

Best for: enterprise security, compliance, scalable GPU workloads
Watch out for: not always “private” in the sense of single-tenant by default; can get expensive

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2) European cloud providers

If you want an EU-based provider with a stronger “local” posture:

• OVHcloud — strong presence in Europe, bare metal and public cloud GPUs
• Scaleway — EU-based, simple developer experience, GPU instances
• Hetzner — excellent value, though GPU availability is more limited and not always enterprise-feature-rich
• IONOS — EU-focused enterprise hosting

Best for: keeping procurement/support/data residency in Europe
Watch out for: GPU model availability and ecosystem maturity can be weaker than hyperscalers

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3) Dedicated bare metal GPU providers / colocation

If you want the most private setup:

• Rent dedicated GPU servers in an EU data center
• Or place your own hardware in EU colocation

Best for: highest control, most “private” compute, strong isolation
Watch out for: operational overhead, hardware procurement, scaling, maintenance

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If “private” means confidential / encrypted compute

Look for:

• Dedicated GPUs or bare metal
• Confidential computing support
• Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK/BYOK)
• Private networking/VPC-only access
• No provider-side data retention for logs/traces
• EU-only support/data processing agreements

Note: true confidential GPU support is still relatively limited compared with CPU confidential computing.

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Practical recommendation

• For enterprise / regulated workloads: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud in an EU region
• For EU-first hosting with good cost/performance: OVHcloud or Scaleway
• For maximum privacy/isolation: EU bare metal or colocation

My quick pick

If you want a balanced answer:

• Most private: EU colocation / dedicated bare metal GPU
• Best managed platform: Azure or AWS in an EU region
• Best EU-native value: OVHcloud or Scaleway

If you want, I can narrow this down by:

• your workload (LLM inference, training, VDI, rendering)
• your budget
• whether you need GDPR / ISO 27001 / HIPAA / SOC 2
• your preferred EU country (e.g. Germany, France, Netherlands)