Leafcloud Brings NVIDIA Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 GPUs to European Cloud Infrastructure in Early 2026
Leafcloud announces NVIDIA Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 Server Edition GPUs will be available on its climate-positive infrastructure in early 2026, giving European organizations access to next-generation GPU compute while maintaining data sovereignty and operational sustainability.
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Leafcloud Brings NVIDIA Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 GPUs to European Cloud Infrastructure in Early 2026
Amsterdam-based sustainable cloud provider expands GPU portfolio with next-generation compute for AI inference, media processing, and accelerated analytics
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Leafcloud, the sustainable European cloud provider based in Amsterdam, today announced that NVIDIA Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 Server Edition GPUs will be available on its climate-positive infrastructure in early 2026. The addition gives European organizations access to next-generation GPU compute while maintaining data sovereignty and operational sustainability.
The Blackwell architecture represents NVIDIA’s latest advancement in GPU technology, designed specifically for AI inference workloads, real-time media processing, and data-intensive analytics. Leafcloud’s deployment makes this compute power accessible on European infrastructure where workloads run under EU jurisdiction and where server heat actively contributes to local heating systems rather than being wasted.
Meeting Europe’s Growing GPU Demand
European organizations face growing pressure to deploy AI applications while navigating data residency requirements, sustainability commitments, and vendor lock-in concerns. The International Energy Agency projects that datacenters will account for over 20% of new EU electricity demand through 2030, with AI workloads driving the majority of this growth.
Traditional hyperscale providers offer GPU access, but force European organizations to accept infrastructure subject to foreign jurisdiction, proprietary orchestration systems, and massive energy waste. Leafcloud’s approach addresses all three limitations simultaneously.
“European research institutions, government agencies, and enterprises need serious GPU compute, but they shouldn’t have to compromise on data sovereignty or sustainability to get it,” said David Kohnstamm, Chief Sustainability Officer of Leafcloud. “Blackwell gives our customers access to cutting-edge inference performance while their data stays in the Netherlands and their workloads heat apartments in Amsterdam.”
Technical Capabilities and Use Cases
The Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 Server Edition joins Leafcloud’s existing GPU portfolio of A30, A100, and H100 instances, providing organizations with performance options across different workload requirements and budget considerations.
Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 Applications
- AI Inference: Deploy large language models and multimodal AI with production-grade performance
- Media Processing: Real-time encoding, transcoding, and streaming for video platforms and broadcast applications
- Data Analytics: Accelerated data processing with GPU frameworks like RAPIDS
- Research Computing: Model training, fine-tuning, and experimentation for academic and institutional research
Leafcloud’s implementation provides native Kubernetes integration through Gardener-managed clusters, allowing teams to deploy GPU workloads using standard Kubernetes manifests without proprietary annotations or vendor-specific tooling. Organizations can provision Blackwell instances through the same OpenStack-based infrastructure they use for other compute resources, maintaining architectural consistency across their cloud deployments.
European Infrastructure Advantages
Leafcloud operates exclusively in the Netherlands, with servers distributed across residential buildings, nursing homes, and commercial facilities in Amsterdam and surrounding cities. This distributed architecture delivers three operational advantages over centralized datacenter deployment:
Data Sovereignty: All compute resources operate under Dutch jurisdiction with ISO27001 and SOC2 Type 2 certification. European organizations maintain full operational control without concerns about foreign government access provisions or jurisdictional conflicts.
Climate-Positive Operation: Server heat directly provides hot water to building residents through integration with existing hydronic systems. GPU workloads that would generate waste heat in traditional datacenters instead displace natural gas consumption in Dutch buildings.
Vendor Neutrality: OpenStack foundation with Gardener orchestration and standard Kubernetes means no proprietary APIs or platform lock-in. Organizations deploy portable infrastructure-as-code configurations that work across any OpenStack environment.
Infrastructure Comparison
Feature Traditional Cloud Leafcloud Data location Multi-jurisdictional Netherlands only Heat utilization Wasted (cooling required) Productive (building heating) Orchestration Proprietary tooling Standard Kubernetes Configuration portability Vendor-locked Fully portable YAML
Deployment and Availability
Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 GPUs will be available for provisioning in early 2026 through Leafcloud’s dashboard and API. Organizations can begin planning deployments now, with technical specifications and pricing information available through Leafcloud’s sales team.
Initial deployment will offer full GPU instances, with GPU slicing capabilities planned for later in 2026 to provide more granular resource allocation. The Gardener-managed Kubernetes platform will support Blackwell instances at launch, allowing immediate integration with existing cluster deployments.
Organizations currently running workloads on Leafcloud’s A30, A100, or H100 instances can migrate to Blackwell GPUs without architectural changes. The same Kubernetes configurations, networking setup, and storage integration work across the entire GPU portfolio.
“We’ve designed our infrastructure so upgrading GPU tiers doesn’t require rewriting your deployment,” Kohnstamm noted. “Teams running inference workloads on A100s today can move to Blackwell when it makes sense for their performance requirements, using the same Kubernetes manifests they’re already running.”
Planning and Priority Access
Organizations interested in Blackwell GPU access can register for priority notification at https://leaf.cloud/rtx6000. Early registration provides advance notice of availability dates, technical specifications, and deployment options.
Technical teams can schedule consultations with Leafcloud’s infrastructure specialists to discuss workload requirements, sizing recommendations, and migration planning at https://outlook.office365.com/book/Sustainablecloudsupport@leaf.cloud/
Organizations already operating on Leafcloud infrastructure can contact their account team directly to discuss Blackwell deployment planning and reserve capacity for early 2026 availability.
About Leafcloud
Leafcloud is a Dutch cloud infrastructure provider operating distributed compute resources across the Netherlands. The company’s architecture places servers in residential buildings where waste heat provides free hot showers, achieving climate-positive operation through natural gas displacement. Leafcloud provides GPU compute (A30, A100, H100, and upcoming Blackwell), Kubernetes orchestration, and OpenStack-based infrastructure with ISO27001 and SOC2 Type 2 certification.
Contact:
hello@leaf.cloud
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