February 2026

Pre-paid service billing — ECB exchange rates applied

Invoices and charges for pre-paid services are calculated using up-to-date currency conversions from European Central Bank rather than a fixed monthly rate.

ImprovedBilling

Account settings page — redesigned, 2FA guidance improved

The account settings page has an improved layout and 2FA enforcement guidance on what to do next. More in Enforce 2FA.

• account settings page layout redesigned for easier navigation
• 2FA setup flow includes better UX guidance when 2FA is enforced at the organisation level

ImprovedAccountPlatform

IAM permissions — extended to Direct Connect and Portal dashboard widgets

Identity and Access Management permissions have been extended:

• all Direct Connect operations are now subject to IAM permission checks
• Portal dashboard widgets are hidden for users who lack the required permissions

ImprovedDirect ConnectPlatform

Contact-level permissions — managed independently from account-level administrative scope

Account administrators have finer-grained control over what contacts can do without affecting account-wide settings.

ImprovedAccount

Kubernetes minor version upgrades — self-service

Kubernetes clusters can be upgraded to a new minor version directly from the Customer Portal, with full control over how worker nodes are upgraded. More in Kubernetes upgrades.

• supported upgrade paths: versions 1.27 through 1.35
• configurable upgrade strategy per node batch: drain with halt, drain with skip, drain with force, or force
• configurable batch size and delay between batches
• per-node upgrade status visible in real time during the upgrade
• individual failed nodes can be retried
• per-node report available for download after upgrade

Note: clusters cannot be downgraded. Upgrades proceed one minor version at a time.

NewManaged Kubernetes

Scalable Bare Metal — available

Physical dedicated servers are available on an hourly, no-commitment basis in four predefined configurations. More in Scalable Bare Metal.

• available flavors range from 8-core entry to dual-socket 56-core with NVMe storage and up to 10 Gbps networking
• available in AMS7, WAS4, DFW5, and SJC2;
• average provisioning time ~15 minutes;
• billing is hourly; public outbound traffic charged per GB; private traffic is free
• manageable via Customer Portal, /v1/hosts/sbm_servers PAPI endpoint, and Terraform

NewScalable Bare Metal