The DigitalOcean Newsletter: October 2023

The DigitalOcean Newsletter

Your monthly deep dive into all things DigitalOcean, including product updates, new tutorials, upcoming events, and more.

• Introducing Premium General Purpose Droplets, our new virtual machines feature up to 27% higher performance, 10 Gbps outbound network speeds, 126% faster disk writes, enhanced storage capacity and dedicated vCPUs. Now available in NYC3, NYC1, SFO3, SFO2, TOR1, AMS3, FRA1, BLR1, and SYD1 data centers. Spin up a Premium General Purpose Droplet today!
• Droplet backups now have independent deletion dates, which means that your monthly Droplet backups will have a life cycle of four weeks even if the parent Droplet has been destroyed. You can also view the deletion dates for every Droplet backup copy in the cloud console.
• Your DigitalOcean resources are protected – for free – against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Built into our cloud, DDoS Protection automatically mitigated network and transport layer DDoS attacks. Find out more about DigitalOcean DDoS Protection!

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• Discover the basics, benefits, and best practices of cloud automation to streamline IT operations, with insights on leveraging DigitalOcean products.
• Elevate your organization’s long-term growth by adopting proven methods to boost employee retention.
• Harness video marketing techniques to fuel business growth and turn views into sales, while forging strong connections with your audience.
• Navigate the complexities of content marketing for startups with this complete guide, covering strategies, best practices, and common mistakes.
  
  
• Digital Agency Owners: We’ve got a new video series for you from UGURUS all about how to attract high-quality leads and clients. The videos are free to you, short, and come with a free implementation resource. 

• Did you know you can earn free credits when you refer your friends to DigitalOcean? Everyone who signs up using your referral link will receive a $200, 60-day credit as soon as they add a valid payment method to their account. After their credit expires and they spend $25 as a customer, you’ll earn $25 in DigitalOcean credit. Get your personal referral link and invite your friends today!
• Join us on Wednesday, November 1, at 12:00 pm ET for our webinar on how to unlock next-level performance by transitioning from VMs to Kubernetes. Learn from experts how to evaluate your deployment strategy and assess whether Kubernetes is right for you. Save your seat!

• Xitoring
  Xitoring provides uptime monitoring, server monitoring, and status page. DigitalOcean customers can easily access Xitoring using SSO to set up their uptime monitoring for (HTTP, DNS, Mail, SSL, Heartbeat, etc) and also agent-based monitoring for Linux servers. Xitoring also offers an included status page. Learn more on the DigitalOcean Marketplace.

  Have something you’d like to see added to the Marketplace? Submit your ideas to our ideas portal!