New connectivity solution is designed to simplify multi-cloud and hybrid cloud networking, helping to enhance performance and security options for businesses

NEW YORK, April 02, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (NYSE: DOCN), the simplest scalable cloud for growing businesses, today announced the general availability of DigitalOcean Partner Network Connect, designed to be a secure, high-performance connectivity solution to simplify multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud networking. The service enables businesses to establish private, secure connections between DigitalOcean and other cloud providers or private clouds, bypassing the public internet for improved security, predictable latency, and optimized network performance.

DigitalOcean’s all-in pricing with no charges on the data transfer lowers the total cost of ownership, making it more cost effective for businesses. Partner Network Connect also enhances existing network solutions like DigitalOcean VPC and VPC Peering by extending private connectivity beyond a single cloud environment, and complements services like load balancers by enabling secure, predictable traffic paths between environments.

As more businesses adopt multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, managing cloud connectivity can become both complex and costly. Partner Network Connect offers a seamless solution, providing a private connection to support distributed workloads, powered by DigitalOcean’s integration with Megaport, a leading Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) provider. This solution helps growing businesses connect DigitalOcean with other cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, and others – without the complexity or expense of traditional VPNs or self-managed solutions.

"DigitalOcean Partner Network Connect provides customers with a more secure, high-performance networking between DigitalOcean and other cloud providers or on-premises data centers," said Bratin Saha, Chief Product and Technology Officer at DigitalOcean. "This integration with Megaport equips businesses with the capability they need to connect their multi-cloud infrastructure easily, helping to improve security, performance, and cost control, all with the simplicity and predictable pricing from DigitalOcean."

"Integrating with DigitalOcean addresses a clear market need for simpler multi-cloud connectivity," said Michael Reid, CEO of Megaport. "Growing businesses shouldn't have to choose between performance and simplicity, especially when running data-intensive or AI workloads. Our integration with DigitalOcean provides private, high-speed connections for today's distributed applications, helping customers move data efficiently across cloud environments without the traditional networking headaches or costs."

Key Benefits of Partner Network Connect:

• Improved latency: Low latency, high-bandwidth private connectivity (1 Gbps to 10 Gbps) for faster, more reliable performance across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Enhanced security: Private connections are designed to keep sensitive data off the public internet, helping to provide added security for critical workloads.
• Cost optimization and predictability: Businesses can minimize data transfer costs by avoiding egress charges and optimizing cross-cloud networking.
• Simplified management: There is no separate review process for throughput reservation. Customers simply reserve the needed throughput from the DigitalOcean Networking console and complete the connectivity with Megaport.

Real-world Use Cases:

• FinTech & Healthcare companies handling sensitive data: Organizations in regulated industries can help enhance security by keeping financial transactions and patient records off the public internet.
• AdTech and MarTech: Companies looking to enhance content delivery, data-driven personalization, and real-time ad bidding using multi-cloud connectivity.
• SaaS providers managing multi-cloud deployments: Software companies deploying applications across DigitalOcean and other cloud providers can simplify cross-cloud networking, reducing operational complexity and costs.
• Online businesses, like global e-learning platforms: These organizations serve students and educators across various regions, and require the ability to deliver data to multiple geographic locations while maintaining performance and unified end-user experience.

Partner Network Connect is available in all DigitalOcean regions except SYD1, LON1, BLR1 and TOR1. It can be accessed via both the UI and API. To learn more or get started, visit the DigitalOcean Partner Network Connect documentation.

About DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is the simplest scalable cloud platform that democratizes cloud and AI for growing tech companies around the world. Our mission is to simplify cloud computing and AI to allow builders to spend more time creating software that changes the world. More than 600,000 customers trust DigitalOcean to deliver the cloud, AI, and ML infrastructure they need to build and scale their organizations. To learn more about DigitalOcean, visit www.digitalocean.com.

About Megaport

Megaport is changing how businesses connect their infrastructure, with one smart and simple platform to manage every connection. Build secure, scalable, and agile networks in just a few clicks, accessing global endpoints and creating private paths in minutes. Trusted by the world’s leading companies, Megaport partners with global service providers, DC operators, systems integrators, and managed services companies, and operates in 930+ enabled locations worldwide. Megaport is ISO/IEC 27001 certified. Join the network revolution at megaport.com.

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