DigitalOcean announced the availability of its managed Kubernetes service with production-ready functionality and full customer support. The service will be available for developers worldwide, 30,000 developers and teams have already signed up for access.
“Kubernetes promises to be one of the leading technologies in a developer’s arsenal to gain the scalability, portability and availability needed to build modern apps. Unfortunately, for many it’s extremely complex to manage and deploy, with DigitalOcean Kubernetes, we make running containerized apps consumable for any developer, regardless of their skills or resources. We do this by automating the management of Kubernetes clusters and the provisioning of nodes to make it faster and easier to run containerized apps. We also infuse guided UI experiences and open APIs to provide the right level of support throughout the developer’s journey” said DigitalOcean VP of Product Shiven Ramji.
DigitalOcean focused on simplifying the most critical needs of developers when deploying Kubernetes containerized apps: node provisioning, durable storage availability, security, and scalability.
DigitalOcean added new features based on early customer feedback.These include:
- Guided configuration experiences
- Open APIs
- Expanded version support
“DigitalOcean’s focus on simple features that just work and high value-pricing at scale has resulted in an effortless deployment of Kubernetes, the product has been absolutely instrumental for my team in simplifying our technology stack and focusing on our business.” said Zach Schrier, CEO, Mineteria.
Availability:
The DigitalOcean Kubernetes limited is now available worldwide. The general release is planned for early 2019. Standard pricing applies for Droplets and storage or load balancing services.
