Is Nebius a New Player in Cloud Computing or Just a Trend?

Honestly, keeping up with the latest developments in technology can sometimes feel like a hobby for me. It’s like climbing a mountain, and as I approach the summit, I feel that excitement, right? That’s exactly how I feel when examining new services. Recently, a friend mentioned something called Nebius. When I first heard it, I wondered, “What is this Nebius?” So I immediately asked Google, as you know, without it, we wouldn’t get very far 🙂

I learned that Nebius generally offers cloud computing services. What does that mean exactly? It’s an infrastructure where you can rent what you need without investing in your own servers — flexible and scalable. I know, it sounds very familiar, right? AWS, Google Cloud, Azure… they’re all doing the same. So what does Nebius offer differently, or does it offer anything at all? That’s where my questions begin.

Now you might say, “You work in this field; why are you so curious about something you haven’t heard of before?” You’re right. But this is exactly my favorite kind of situation. Sometimes you get stuck on a project, nothing works, then an unrelated idea suddenly comes to mind, and it solves the problem. That’s what Nebius feels like to me. I wonder if this player can shake up the big giants or if it’ll be just a passing trend, and I want to see that.

I took a look at Nebius’s website. The design isn’t bad; it looks user-friendly. I think first impressions are very important for these new services. I also glanced at the technical documents. They mainly offer basic cloud services: virtual machines, storage, network solutions… Basically, standard stuff. The real question is how well these standards are provided and whether the pricing is competitive. I don’t recall the exact pricing policy right now, but I think they were offering some advantages for initial usage.

Sometimes, you hear a technology and think, “This will be perfect for my needs!” For me, Nebius is a bit like that. Currently, I’m actively developing REST APIs with C# and using PostgreSQL via Dapper. For projects like these, especially during testing or deploying small-scale applications, finding a fast and cost-effective cloud solution would be great. Instead of dealing with my own servers, I am curious how much Nebius’s infrastructure simplifies this work. For example, we had a project where we constantly struggled with database operations; maybe Nebius would have made those tasks much faster.

By the way, I remembered a friend’s project where setting up a virtual machine turned into a nightmare. The setup was done, then we noticed network settings weren’t functioning properly. We spent around 2 hours troubleshooting, and eventually, we decided to use a different service. So I wonder how simple and smooth Nebius’s setup process is. Is it a “one click and done” thing, or a “I’ll go through this all night” situation?

Let’s get a bit more technical now. I’m curious about the performance of the virtual machines Nebius offers. For example, when I run a .NET Core API on Nebius, will I get the same performance? Or will they offer the “cheap and cheerful” approach, compromising on performance? I am somewhat skeptical because I’ve experienced similar situations before. We moved to a very cheap service, then realized our API had slowed down, and users started complaining…

Security is naturally another concern. Cloud security is always one of the most sensitive issues. How strong are Nebius’s security measures? Are our data truly safe? Is it a simple matter of a “safe internet” filter that could be easily bypassed, or do they provide serious, professional solutions? To find out more, I need to do some research. Also, I’ve written about internet security in a blog post before; you can check it out if you’re interested. 🙂 I showed how easily you could bypass HTTPS and revert to HTTP.

Now, let’s see an example in code. Since I work a bit with code, I want to show how to manage deploying a simple API to Nebius. Let’s say we wrote a basic “Hello World” API. How would we deploy it to Nebius? I did a quick test:

“`csharp // WRONG ATTEMPT: A simple GET request controller public class TestController : ControllerBase { [HttpGet] public IActionResult Get() { // I think I made a mistake here, I should return IActionResult instead of direct string return Ok(“Hello World!”); } } “`

This code looks correct at first glance, right? It returns the message “Hello World!” But in reality, this is just a simple example. In a real API, things are different. Especially when working with Dapper and PostgreSQL, handling database connections, queries, error handling… Anyway, even with this simple example, there’s a mistake. I tried directly returning a string, but in API controllers, it’s better to use IActionResult. That was my mistake 🙂

Now, the correct way. Let’s imagine a simple API project running on a Nebius virtual machine. This API will write to and read from a storage provided by Nebius. Here’s a sample code for this scenario:

“`csharp // CORRECT APPROACH: Simple API example running on Nebius (simulating database access with Dapper) using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc; using System.Data; using Npgsql; // PostgreSQL for using Dapper; // Dapper library

[ApiController] [Route(“api/[controller]”)] public class NebiusTestController : ControllerBase { private readonly string _connectionString; // Database connection info on Nebius

public NebiusTestController() { _connectionString = “Host=your_nebius_db_host;Port=5432;Database=your_db_name;Username=your_user;Password=your_password”; // NOTE: In a real application, this connection string should be stored in appsettings.json or secret vaults. }

[HttpGet(“getdata/{id}”)] public async Task GetData(int id) { using (IDbConnection db = new NpgsqlConnection(_connectionString)) { var data = await db.QuerySingleOrDefaultAsync(“SELECT * FROM test_table WHERE id = @Id”, new { Id = id }); if (data == null) { return NotFound(); } return Ok(data); } }

// Simple data model public class TestData { public int Id { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } } } “`

As you can see, this code connects to PostgreSQL with Dapper, queries a single record. This kind of setup can easily run on Nebius’s virtual machines. This is just a simulation; in real, Nebius’s database connection might be slightly different, but the core logic remains the same.

Overall, the emergence of platforms like Nebius increases competition in the cloud computing sector. This means more options and better prices for developers like us. Not everyone needs all those complex services AWS or Azure provide. Sometimes, we just need a simple virtual machine; at that point, niche solutions like Nebius can come into play. Also, it would be great if such services become more widespread in Turkey. Local support and faster access are always a plus.

Now I’m not entirely sure, but Nebius probably has a developer program or early access benefits. For those interested, I suggest searching on Google. Maybe you’ll get lucky with free trial periods. I plan to research more myself.

In conclusion, Nebius is currently on my radar as a cloud provider. Whether it is just a trend or a lasting player, only time will tell. But one thing I know is the tech world never stops, and we will keep adapting to this flow.

What do you think about Nebius? Have you tried it before? How are their prices and performance? I’d love it if you could share your thoughts in the comments. Maybe there are great features I don’t know about. 🙂 As I said at the beginning, this new player could shake up the market.