In August, DigitalOcean released several updates to enhance its products and services. These include the addition of a new CPU-Optimized Droplet plan with 48 vCPUs for dedicated computing power and memory, as well as updates to the App Platform Buildpacks for automatic upgrades. The company also introduced DigitalOcean Uptime, which allows users to monitor their assets' availability and responsiveness from an external user's perspective. Additionally, Debian 9 and Ubuntu 21.10 reached end-of-life status, while updated API Tokens with new management features were highlighted for users.