DigitalOcean
Vendor describes itself as an AI-native cloud covering compute, inference, data and agent
DigitalOcean is a public cloud provider offering compute, containers, managed databases, storage, networking, and security products alongside an AI layer. It addresses the need to build, deploy, and scale applications and AI workloads on a single platform, covering infrastructure from GPUs and silicon through inference, data, and agent runtimes.
Core products include Droplets (CPU and GPU virtual machines), Bare Metal GPUs, managed Kubernetes, App Platform, Functions, Managed Databases, Knowledge Bases, and storage options such as Spaces object storage, Volumes block storage, and Network File Storage. The Inference Engine provides serverless, dedicated, and batch inference across 70+ models through an Inference Router, with a Model Playground, Evaluations, and Content Safety Guardrails. Managed Agents include Harness Runtime, Action Gateway, and Launchpad. Networking covers VPCs, load balancing, and firewalls; security includes identity controls, posture management, and DDoS protection. A Marketplace offers 1-Click images and add-ons.
DigitalOcean serves developers, startups, and small-to-medium businesses. Products are available across 20 data centers in 12 regions, with a free control plane included for Kubernetes. Pricing details are available through a pricing calculator and sales contact.
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