We are proud to share that Vultr has been mentioned as a Sample Vendor in the three Gartner Hype Cycle reports:
- Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2025
- Hype Cycle for Infrastructure and Operations, 2025
- Hype Cycle for Enterprise Communication Services, 2025
We believe that Vultr’s inclusion in these reports can be attributed to our global GPUaaS infrastructure, independence from traditional vendor lock-in, and edge reach in 32 cloud data center regions.
What is the Gartner Hype Cycle?
According to Gartner, “Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities. Gartner Hype Cycle methodology gives you a view of how a technology or application will evolve over time, providing a sound source of insight to manage its deployment within the context of your specific business goals.” It also states that “Clients use Hype Cycles to get educated about the promise of an emerging technology within the context of their industry and individual appetite for risk.”
Why we believe it matters
The Gartner Hype Cycle helps companies:
- “Separate hype from the real drivers of a technology’s commercial promise
- Reduce the risk of your technology investment decisions
- Compare your understanding of a technology’s business value with the objectivity of an experienced IT analyst”
Key trends we at Vultr believe are shaping the future of cloud
Whether you’re looking at computing, infrastructure and operations, or communications, similar patterns emerge:
- GPUaaS goes mainstream: Once niche, GPU-as-a-Service is now the backbone of AI transformation. Organizations are moving beyond experimentation and into execution – demanding access, performance, and scale.
- Composable, independent platforms gain ground: A new generation of providers is emerging to challenge the hyperscaler monopoly. Built from the ground up for AI, they offer agility, transparency, and alignment, without the baggage.
- Sovereign infrastructure isn’t optional: Geopolitical tension, rising regulation, and data locality mandates have made sovereignty a boardroom issue. Infrastructure must reflect where and how your organization does business.
Why we think Vultr was recognized in these Gartner Hype Cycle reports
We feel that Vultr’s recognition in these three Gartner Hype Cycle reports highlights that independent infrastructure providers are now considered credible alternatives to hyperscalers in powering AI strategies.
This shift reflects deeper questions CIOs and CTOs are now asking:
- Can my infrastructure deliver consistent AI performance without latency or GPU scarcity?
- Am I locked into a hyperscaler roadmap that may not align with my business goals?
- Do I have true control over data locality, compliance, and global scale?
These questions, once on the periphery, are now front and center. In our view, the AI ecosystem has reached a turning point where independent cloud platforms can play a central role in how enterprises build and run AI at global scale.
Read the full Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2025 and meet the Vultr team at Gartner IT Symposium Oct. 20 - 23.
Sources:
Gartner®, Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2025, David Smith, Ed Anderson, 23 June 2025
Gartner®, Hype Cycle for Infrastructure and Operations, 2025, Roger Williams, Paul Wang, 17 June 2025
Gartner®, Hype Cycle for Enterprise Communication Services, 2025, Khurram Shahzad, 24 June 2025
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