RapidNode & Supernoderz by Spheron Bring 10,000+ Blockchain Nodes to Fluence's Cloudless VMs
Traditional Cloud Virtual Machines Are Outdated— Fluence is Redefining the Future of Compute
Zug, Switzerland, 18th Dec, 2024 - Fluence is proud to announce the early adopters of its Cloudless VM Alpha Testing Program, an innovative approach to computing which eliminates the pain points of traditional cloud-based VMs. With the support of early adopters Rapid Node and Supernoderz by Spheron, Fluence is launching a new era of decentralized computing that promises to deliver enhanced efficiency, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. Rapid Node and Spheron, two well known Web3 companies, are the first to embrace Fluence's cloudless VMs and are eager to migrate their infrastructure to Fluence, which involves an impressive network of over 10,000 nodes.
Traditional cloud-based Virtual Machines are expensive, inflexible, and usually require long-term vendor lock-in. Fluence's cloudless Virtual Machines are a game-changer, eliminating the limitations of traditional cloud providers, providing a scalable, secure, and affordable option for deploying workloads. Fluence's innovative cloudless VMs offer developers a transformative solution for deploying workloads at up to 75% lower price than traditional cloud providers.
A New Era of Decentralized Computing
The crypto community has not been able to move beyond experimenting with decentralized computing because of the difficulty in building a reliable product from unused consumer computing capacity. Fluence’s solution aggregates professional, enterprise-grade hardware located in top-tier data centers, providing a stronger foundation for Web3 infrastructure. Fluence’s VM product is the first of its kind in the Web3 space, bringing to the ecosystem a foundational cloud solution traditionally offered by AWS EC2 and Azure VMs—finally offering Web3 developers a decentralized alternative to these established cloud services.
Tom Trowbridge, Co-Founder of Fluence, shares his enthusiasm, "After ten years of building in the crypto infrastructure space, around 90% of blockchain protocol nodes and validators are hosted in the centralized cloud. We believe that for Web3 to fulfil the promise of decentralization it must require its underlying infrastructure to be decentralized. With the launch of VMs and our first partners, Fluence is finally making this possible."
Fluence's Cloudless VM Alpha Testing Program offers an exciting opportunity for developers, node providers, and technical architects to get hands-on experience with this platform. The solution addresses security, compliance, flexibility, global access, and simplified operations challenges.
Prashant Maurya, Core Contributor at SuperNoderz, said collaboration with Fluence would bring us more computation power via Spheron, boosting overall computation power to support the next-generation Web3 compute requirements.
Tanishq Mehta, Founder of RapidNode, said, "We are excited to partner with Fluence to bring decentralized hosting to our one-click node deployment solution Rapidnode. Now we can leverage Fluence’s growing compute infrastructure to provide nodes for users at a minimal price without utilizing cloud platforms unfriendly to Web3 nodes."
The Cloudless VM Alpha Testing Program participants will gain exclusive early access to Fluence’s cloudless Virtual Machines, along with several benefits, including $FLT cloud credits and priority access to beta programs and future releases. Fluence VM Program is best suited for those who are building the next big thing in Web3, AI, databases, or decentralized applications. Experience the future of decentralized computing by applying to the Cloudless VM Alpha Testing Program here.
About RapidNode
RapidNode provides no-code infrastructure orchestration and a social platform for Eigenlayer operators and node validators. Designed to support over 1.5 million node runners managing $150 billion in delegated assets, it simplifies deployment, management, and monitoring. By automating critical tasks, it ensures seamless participation, enhanced security, and maximized rewards in the decentralized ecosystem.
About Fluence
Fluence is a DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) cloudless computing platform that provides a resilient, open, and low-cost alternative to traditional cloud computing. Founded in 2017 by Dmitry Kurinskiy, Evgeny Ponomarev, and Tom Trowbridge, Fluence has raised $14 million from leading investors, including 1KX, Multicoin, Distributed Global, Blockchange, Tiger Global, and Protocol Labs.
Unlike centralized cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Fluence eliminates vendor lock-in and also provides provability; services on Fluence can be verified to ensure that clients are receiving the service they are paying for. All these features are available at a 60-80% lower cost than the centralized, legacy clouds.
Thanks to Fluence, developers can build fully decentralized backends. The Fluence platform caters to a long list of sectors, such as Web3, AI, biotech, and sports, all of which will benefit from the low-cost, resilient, and open platform.
About Spheron
At Spheron, our mission is to enable communities to shape the future of the internet by aggregating compute power from community members. This approach not only decentralizes infrastructure but also keeps value within the Web3 ecosystem.
Over the years, we’ve worked relentlessly to enhance system stability and accessibility. Today, our systems boast nearly 70% stability—a remarkable achievement when considering the significantly reduced costs compared to centralized systems. Spheron is more than a protocol; it’s a movement. By combining community-driven efforts with cutting-edge technology, we’re building an internet where the community, not incumbents, owns and governs its infrastructure.
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