DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform from the company of the same name headquartered in New York. It is known for its support of managed Kubernetes clusters and “Droplets” feature.

Deployment

• Create managed Kubernetes clusters just by specifying the size and location of worker nodes

• Standard, general purpose, or CPU-optimized compute types

• App marketplace

• Global availability

Scalability

• Scale up, scale down, or migrate between Droplets (virtual machines)

• Distribute traffic across droplets

• Redirect network traffic

• Hourly billing
  
  

Storage

• Managed MySQL, Redis, or PostgreSQL databases

• Store and retrieve any amount of data (audio, video, etc.)

• SSD-based storage support

• Backups and snapshots

Security

• Cloud firewalls

• Private networking

• Two-factor authorization and centralized billing

Monitoring

• Native integration

• Resource usage reports and graphs

• Real-term alerts and notifications