Company
Date Published
Author
André Bearfield
Word count
954
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

DigitalOcean introduces Managed Databases, a fully managed and feature-rich database service that enables developers to quickly and easily spin up high-performance database clusters without worrying about the intricacies of database administration. The service initially supports PostgreSQL 10 and 11, with plans for additional engines such as Redis and MySQL in the future. Managed Databases offers worry-free maintenance, high security, easy scalability, automatic failovers, and a simple backup and recovery solution. Pricing starts from $15 per month for a database node or $50 per month for a high availability cluster, with backups included at no additional fee.