DigitalOcean Announces Availability of Bare Metal GPUs
DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN) has launched Bare Metal GPUs, a dedicated, single-tenant infrastructure solution designed for advanced AI/ML workloads. Unlike their GPU Droplets, these Bare Metal GPUs provide customers with full, unshared access to the entire GPU, making them ideal for large-scale model training, real-time inference, and complex orchestration. The service is currently available in data centers located in New York, USA and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN) ha lanciato Bare Metal GPUs, una soluzione infrastrutturale dedicata e single-tenant progettata per carichi di lavoro avanzati di AI/ML. A differenza dei loro GPU Droplets, queste Bare Metal GPUs offrono ai clienti un accesso completo e non condiviso all'intero GPU, rendendole ideali per l'addestramento di modelli su larga scala, inferenze in tempo reale e orchestrazioni complesse. Il servizio è attualmente disponibile nei data center situati a New York, USA e Amsterdam, Paesi Bassi.
DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN) ha lanzado Bare Metal GPUs, una solución de infraestructura dedicada y de inquilino único diseñada para cargas de trabajo avanzadas de IA/ML. A diferencia de sus GPU Droplets, estas Bare Metal GPUs proporcionan a los clientes acceso completo y no compartido a toda la GPU, lo que las hace ideales para el entrenamiento de modelos a gran escala, inferencias en tiempo real y orquestaciones complejas. El servicio está actualmente disponible en los centros de datos ubicados en Nueva York, EE. UU. y Ámsterdam, Países Bajos.
디지털오션 홀딩스 (NYSE: DOCN)가 베어 메탈 GPU를 출시했습니다. 이는 고급 AI/ML 작업을 위해 설계된 전용 및 단일 테넌트 인프라 솔루션입니다. 그들의 GPU 드롭렛과 달리, 이 베어 메탈 GPU는 고객에게 전체 GPU에 대한 완전하고 비공유된 액세스를 제공하여 대규모 모델 학습, 실시간 추론 및 복잡한 오케스트레이션에 이상적입니다. 이 서비스는 현재 미국 뉴욕과 네덜란드 암스테르담에 위치한 데이터 센터에서 제공되고 있습니다.
DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN) a lancé Bare Metal GPUs, une solution d'infrastructure dédiée et à locataire unique conçue pour des charges de travail avancées en IA/ML. Contrairement à leurs GPU Droplets, ces Bare Metal GPUs offrent aux clients un accès complet et non partagé à l'ensemble du GPU, les rendant idéales pour l'entraînement de modèles à grande échelle, l'inférence en temps réel et l'orchestration complexe. Le service est actuellement disponible dans des centres de données situés à New York, États-Unis et Amsterdam, Pays-Bas.
DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN) hat Bare Metal GPUs gestartet, eine dedizierte Infrastruktur-Lösung für einen einzelnen Mieter, die für fortgeschrittene AI/ML-Arbeitslasten entwickelt wurde. Im Gegensatz zu ihren GPU-Droplets bieten diese Bare Metal GPUs den Kunden vollen, ungeteilten Zugang zur gesamten GPU, wodurch sie sich ideal für das Training von groß angelegten Modellen, Echtzeit-Inferenz und komplexe Orchestrierung eignen. Der Service ist derzeit in Rechenzentren in New York, USA und Amsterdam, Niederlande verfügbar.
- Launch of new high-performance Bare Metal GPU product line
- Geographic expansion with availability in two major data centers
- Product differentiation through dedicated, single-tenant infrastructure offering
- initial geographic availability to only two locations
Insights
The launch of Bare Metal GPUs marks a significant strategic expansion in DigitalOcean's cloud infrastructure offerings. This move positions DOCN to compete in the lucrative AI/ML infrastructure market, currently dominated by major cloud providers. Key differentiators include:
- Single-tenant infrastructure providing full GPU access
- Dedicated hardware control for performance optimization
- Strategic datacenter locations in New York and Amsterdam
While this launch shows promise for capturing AI workload market share, revenue impact will depend on pricing strategy and adoption rates. The offering particularly targets the growing segment of AI startups and businesses requiring dedicated GPU resources for model training and inference. The timing aligns with increasing demand for AI infrastructure, though competition from AWS, Google Cloud and Azure remains intense.
Dedicated GPUs offer high-performance compute capabilities for advanced AI workloads
Unlike the recently-announced DigitalOcean GPU Droplets, Bare Metal GPUs are dedicated, unshared infrastructure with no neighbors, providing customers with full access to the entire GPU. This solution is ideal for customers who need direct control over their hardware for performance or other reasons, and is tailored for projects like large-scale model training, real-time inference, or complex orchestration.
“Our new GPU Droplets provide customers with simple scalability and quick provisioning, but we recognize that this isn’t what all of our customers require, leading to the introduction of our Bare Metal GPUs,” said Bratin Saha, Chief Product & Technology Officer at DigitalOcean. “Bare Metal GPUs give our customers the performance and control that they require to tackle large datasets with ease.”
Bare Metal GPUs are available at data centers in
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