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When a Virtual Machine Isn't Enough: PCIS Cloud's Managed Dedicated Servers

Some workloads genuinely need guaranteed, non-shared hardware that virtualization can't promise. This article explains when PCIS Cloud's managed dedicated servers, real single-tenant hardware with monitoring, patching, and backups handled by the team, make more sense than a self-service VM, and why pricing for them is quote-based rather than a fixed tier.

• October 16, 2026

No Fixed Tiers: How PCIS Cloud's Virtual Machine Pricing Actually Works

Rather than forcing customers into preset VM sizes, PCIS Cloud's estimator lets you configure vCPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth independently and see a live price in your own currency. This piece breaks down how the included-allowance billing model works, and how to build a multi-VM quote before you ever sign up.

• October 16, 2026

Self-Service Compute With Your Own Firewall: Inside PCIS Cloud's Instances

Instances is a second, separate compute product line running alongside Virtual Machines, built around a firewall you manage yourself and a console you can reach even before networking has finished setting up. This piece covers how self-service security groups and SSH key handling work, and when Instances is the better fit over a standard VM.

• October 16, 2026

A Database That's Actually Yours: PCIS Cloud's Self-Service PostgreSQL

Many "database as a service" products are really just a shared schema inside someone else's database. This article explains why PCIS Cloud instead gives every customer a dedicated PostgreSQL role with self-service connection details, password rotation, and deletion, with no DBA ticket required at any step.

• October 16, 2026

Nigeria's E-Invoicing Mandate Meets Odoo: What PCIS Cloud Built, and Why It's Different

Nigeria's Revenue Service now requires invoices to be electronically cleared before they're legally valid, which normally means building or buying a separate integration. This article explains how PCIS Cloud built that clearance flow directly into its self-service Odoo hosting, including where credentials are stored and the difference between sign-only and sign-and-transmit clearance.

• October 16, 2026

Own Your Data Again: How Nextcloud Delivers Real Data Sovereignty

Organisations often lose track of where their data actually lives as tools get adopted one convenient sign-up at a time. This article makes the case for self-hosted collaboration, using Nextcloud, hosted and managed on PCIS Cloud's own infrastructure, as a way to keep files, meetings, mail, and documents under an organisation's own control.

• September 15, 2026