DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform tools tailored for software developers, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company enables developers to deploy, manage, and scale applications of various sizes without requiring extensive DevOps expertise. Its offerings include Droplets, Linux-based virtual machines that operate on virtualized hardware; Kubernetes for application deployment and management; databases; and Spaces, an object storage service compatible with S3 for handling large data volumes. DigitalOcean serves a diverse array of use cases, including web and mobile applications, website hosting, e-commerce, and gaming, with a strong focus on simplicity and customer service while leveraging open-source technologies. The company has a global presence with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Bengaluru, India.
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Paperspace
Acquisition in 2023
Paperspace is a cloud computing company that specializes in machine learning (ML) development. It offers a high-performance cloud platform for building, training, and deploying ML models, catering to individuals, startups, and enterprises. The platform provides a cloud-based personal computer accessible via any web browser, making cloud computing more accessible through simplicity, community-driven resources, and straightforward pricing. This enables users to iterate faster and collaborate on real-time prediction engines.
Cloudways
Acquisition in 2022
Founded in 2012, Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that enables users to easily deploy, scale, and manage web applications. It caters to over 72,000 customers worldwide, providing support for various content management systems, including WordPress, Magento, and WooCommerce. Cloudways integrates with major cloud infrastructure providers such as Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and DigitalOcean, offering a user-friendly interface for server management. The platform features one-click server deployment, automated backups, and robust security measures, including bot protection and SSL certificates. Additionally, Cloudways provides real-time insights through CloudwaysBot and facilitates a dedicated staging environment for testing. With its focus on simplifying cloud hosting, Cloudways empowers businesses to enhance their digital presence and optimize their growth potential.
CSS Tricks
Acquisition in 2022
CSS Tricks is an online web design community founded by Chris Coyier and located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The platform serves as a learning resource, publishing daily articles, videos, and guides that cover various topics related to CSS, HTML, JavaScript, web design, and frontend development. Through its comprehensive content, CSS Tricks aims to support and educate web designers and developers, fostering a community focused on enhancing skills and knowledge in the field of web development.
Nimbella
Acquisition in 2021
Nimbella Corp. is a cloud-based platform and software company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It specializes in developing serverless computing solutions that enable developers to create cloud-native applications. Nimbella's platform addresses key challenges in the serverless landscape by providing the necessary abstractions, automation, and integrations to facilitate the adoption of technology across various markets and application domains. Designed to accommodate event-based applications, long-running processes, and stateful workloads, the platform also supports complex use cases involving artificial intelligence and machine learning. By offering users control over their architecture and code without vendor lock-in, Nimbella empowers developers to build applications that are manageable, modifiable, debuggable, and monitorable, ultimately enhancing business value for organizations.
Nanobox
Acquisition in 2019
Nanobox Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Idaho Falls, Idaho, specializes in streamlining the software development lifecycle for application developers. Its core product is a virtual machine that facilitates local coding, server provisioning, runtime installation, and cloud deployment across various programming languages such as PHP, Python, Ruby, Node.js, GoLang, Elixir, and others. This comprehensive platform aims to enhance efficiency in application development and deployment processes for development teams.
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