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DigitalOcean

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Technology explained

What is DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is a cloud platform offering virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, databases, storage and application hosting. This profile connects the concept to KBY's practical engineering guidance.

Its services expose common infrastructure building blocks through a comparatively streamlined control plane and API. Teams still need to design identity, networking, backups, observability and resilience around the managed resources they consume.

Primary purpose

Deploy and operate cloud workloads using accessible infrastructure and managed services.

Typical environments
DigitalOcean Cloud
Typical use cases
  • Hosting personal projects and startups
  • Deploying managed Kubernetes clusters
  • Running unmanaged virtual private servers (Droplets)
Connected knowledge

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Technology journey

Learn and operate with DigitalOcean

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Lexicon Definitions(1)

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