Topic: digitalocean
DigitalOcean launches GPU Droplets to provide AI infrastructure as a service
DigitalOcean is launching GPU Droplets, which are NVIDIA H100 virtual servers for running AI infrastructures, allowing anyone to work with AI without needing to manage the underlying infrastructure. NVIDIA H100 GPUs are one of the most powerful GPUs available today, according to DigitalOcean, and they include 640 Tensor Cores and 128 Ray Tracing Cores, which … continue reading
DigitalOcean launches managed Kafka offering
DigitalOcean has introduced DigitalOcean Managed Kafka, a fully managed data streaming platform for Apache Kafka. This service aims to assist small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, such as video streaming, IoT, data analytics, gaming, and eCommerce, by providing real-time data stream access and processing without the need for complex Kafka administration. “While Kafka is … continue reading
DigitalOcean announces Premium CPU-Optimized Droplets
The team at cloud hosting provider DigitalOcean today unveiled DigitalOcean Premium CPU-Optimized Droplets. This release provides users with virtual machines built for high throughput and reliable performance. According to the company, these are ideal for network and computing intensive workloads such as streaming media, online gaming, machine learning, and data analytics. With Premium CPU-Optimized Droplets, … continue reading
DigitalOcean acquires managed cloud hosting provider Cloudways
The cloud platform DigitalOcean entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloudways, a managed cloud hosting and SaaS provider for SMBs. Cloudways offers a wide range of features and services that are designed to make it easy for users to launch and manage their applications in the cloud and it enables users to launch applications … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: NGINX Config
NGINX Config is a configuration generator built by DigitalOcean to make it easier to configure NGINX. NGINX is a web server that also works as a load balancer, an HTTP cache, and a reverse proxy. According to DigitalOcean, NGINX itself was started in 2002 by Igor Sysoev to help solve the C10K problem, which was … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Trend Micro Service One, DigitalOcean acquires Nimbella, and Progress’ Chef updates
Trend Micro has announced the release of a new solution that will help companies take the burden off of overstretched security teams. Trend Micro Service One brings together all of the company’s managed services into one platform. Service bundles included in Service One include premium support, an early warning service, Managed XDR, and incident response. … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: NetBox
NetBox is an infrastructure resource modeling (IRM) tool for network automation. It was initially developed at DigitalOcean to address the needs of network and infrastructure engineers. It addresses aspects of network management, such as IP address management, equipment racks, types of devices and where they are installed, connections among devices, virtual machines and clusters, long-haul … continue reading
DigitalOcean announces new Kubernetes deployment solution
DigitalOcean wants to provide an easier way to run containerized applications in the cloud with the introduction of DigitalOcean Kubernetes. The new solution is designed for developers and businesses looking for an easier way to deploy and manage container workloads. “Over the last year, Kubernetes has emerged as the container orchestration platform of choice, and … continue reading
