AI & Compute – Production AI on GPU infrastructure · cloud GPUs for LLMs & co.

Run AI in production, not as an experiment – with scalable GPU infrastructure

Production AI workloads for the stable operation of LLMs, GPU cloud infrastructure with NVIDIA GPUs – operated in German data centres. Production AI goes far beyond classic analytics applications: while predictive models mainly recognise patterns and make forecasts, generative AI creates new content – such as text, code, images or technical designs.

ccloud³ Console · AI platform
eu-de · Hallstadt Data Centre
GPU
A100 80 GB
Inference
1.2k req/min
Location
Germany
LLM Inference endpoint · Kubernetes
● Scaled
TRN Fine-tuning · 2× A100
● Running
VOL Models · NVMe volume
● Performant
S3 Training data · data lake
● Stored
Model deployedv4 · zero downtime
  • Production AI workloads – for the stable operation of LLMs, training and inference in applications and business processes.
  • GPU cloud infrastructure with NVIDIA GPUs – RTX A4000 to A100, dedicated, billed by the hour, no minimum term.
  • Operated in German data centres – data sovereignty, low latency, direct contacts, BSI C5 Type 1 attestation.
  • Managed servers for AI infrastructure – monitoring, performance optimisation and scaling adjustments as part of the managed offering.
Why centron

GPU cloud infrastructure behind productive AI

Many AI projects fail not because of the model but because of the infrastructure: as soon as models are meant to run in production, CPU systems and single GPUs reach their limits – the result is long training times, blocked resources and projects that grow more slowly than planned. This is exactly where centron's AI infrastructure comes in: a platform for training, inference and data processing.

GPU compute power

Parallel compute power is decisive for training and LLM inference with modern models: NVIDIA GPUs for large neural networks, optimised for machine and deep learning workloads – considerably faster than CPU systems.

Scalable compute resources

AI workloads evolve dynamically: scalable instances for training and inference, flexible capacity expansion, adaptation to growing model sizes and datasets.

High-performance storage

NVMe-based storage for high I/O performance – fast access to training data and models, processing of large datasets without bottlenecks.

Network and orchestration

High-performance network architecture, cluster-capable infrastructure for GPU workloads, container and Kubernetes integration for running complex AI environments at scale.

Use cases

Typical applications of production AI

Production AI is used not only to develop models but to run them permanently in applications and business processes. As soon as models are meant to run in production, CPU systems and single GPUs reach their limits – the result is long training times, blocked resources and projects that grow more slowly than planned.

Generative AI for text, code, images and designs

Generative AI creates new content – text, code, images or technical designs – and code generation speeds up development. These workloads demand high computing power: cloud GPUs for training and LLM inference.

AI-supported automation of business processes

Many software companies integrate AI functions directly into their products – for intelligent search, automated document processing or recommendation systems, for instance; scaled in Kubernetes with AutoScaler.

Knowledge management with AI

For in-house access to your own knowledge, knowledge management with AI is the right use case – documents, wikis and tickets searchable via RAG, without data leaving the company.

Chatbots, assistance systems and AI analytics platforms

Chatbots, assistance systems and AI-supported analytics platforms are among the most common production applications – with training data in the S3 data lake and models on NVMe storage without I/O bottlenecks.

GPU cloud instead of dedicated hardware

GPU cloud for productive AI

Other providers offer GPUs exclusively as dedicated servers – that suits classic workloads but quickly reaches its limits with dynamic AI projects. AI workloads need resources that scale with training load or inference demand. For that, centron provides a genuine GPU cloud infrastructure.

RTX A4000 to A100dedicated, billed by the hour, no minimum term
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  • Performance & scalability – cloud GPUs for parallel computation; train large networks faster and run models reliably in production.
  • Security & compliance – ISO-certified data centres and a cloud platform with BSI C5 Type 1 attestation, transparent costs without your own hardware.
  • AI infrastructure from Germany – operated in our own data centre, in Switzerland only on request: data sovereignty, low latency, direct contacts.
  • Managed Server for AI – monitoring, performance tuning and scaling adjustments as part of the managed offering.
Recommended modules

The right centron products

Customers typically implement this use case using these building blocks – which can be combined and expanded at any time.

Cloud GPU
From
€92.59 / month
NVIDIA performance
  • RTX A4000 from €92.59 per month
  • Dedicated, not shared
  • No minimum term
Kubernetes
From
€29.99 / month
Container orchestration
  • AutoScaler included
  • Traffic at a fixed price
  • CI/CD-ready
S3 Object Storage
From
€5.00 / month
Scalable storage
  • S3-compatible API
  • Free traffic
  • Unlimited scalability
In a nutshell

How much does generative AI cost at centron?

Run generative AI with confidence: GPU infrastructure for your own models and applications – GDPR-compliant, with data remaining in Germany. The cornerstone of this is Cloud GPU from €92.59 per month – billed by the hour, with no minimum contract term. This is supplemented, as required, by Kubernetes and S3 Object Storage. All data remains in Germany: our own data centres in Hallstadt near Bamberg, certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz and BSI C5:2020 Type 1. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.

Packages and prices
Building blockPrice
Cloud GPUfrom €92.59 per month
Kubernetesfrom €29.99 per month
S3 Object Storagefrom €5.00 per month
FAQs on production AI infrastructure

Everything about infrastructure for dynamic AI projects

What are typical applications of production AI?

Production AI is used not only to develop models but to run them permanently in applications and business processes: generative AI for text, code, images or designs, AI-supported automation of business processes and code generation. Many software companies integrate AI functions directly into their products, for instance intelligent search, automated document processing or recommendation systems. For in-house access to your own knowledge, knowledge management with AI is the right use case. Chatbots, assistance systems and AI-supported analytics platforms are also among the most common production applications.

Why do production AI applications need GPUs as a basis?

Production AI applications process large data volumes and complex model structures. GPUs execute many calculations in parallel and are therefore far more efficient than CPU systems – especially when training neural networks and for the inference of generative models. The infrastructure and GPUs at centron are designed not only to train AI models but to run them permanently in production environments.

Where is centron’s AI infrastructure operated?

By default in our own data centre in Germany, on request in Switzerland. Companies benefit from low latency, stable performance and a cloud that is C5-attested and meets the requirements of the GDPR.

Can the AI infrastructure also be operated as a managed service?

Yes. You manage your AI infrastructure yourself or use managed servers from centron: centron then takes over monitoring, operation and optimisation while your team focuses on models, data and applications.

Can I rent servers from centron – and which option is right?

Yes: virtual machines for maximum flexibility and scalability, cloud GPUs for training and inference, managed servers if you want to hand over technical operations entirely. You choose – we take care of the rest.

How do I choose the right GPU type (RTX A4000, RTX 6000, A100, RTX 6000 Ada) for my ML project?

The choice depends on model complexity, dataset size and required throughput. For smaller projects, especially video and image processing, the RTX A4000 is often sufficient and particularly efficient. The RTX 6000 offers strong performance for more complex workloads; for demanding deep learning models, large batch sizes or intensive training, the NVIDIA A100 is suitable. The RTX 6000 Ada delivers the most computing power and highest efficiency. centron supports you in selecting the optimal GPU type with clear performance profiles and flexibly scalable cloud GPUs.

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