{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-author-jsx","path":"/blog/author/tim_falls/","result":{"data":{"prismic":{"allFeaturedblogs":{"edges":[{"node":{"featured_blogs_enabled":true,"heading":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Featured posts","spans":[]}],"featured_blog_1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Blog","_linkType":"Link.document","blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":790,"height":395},"alt":null,"copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/6d8d81b1-971a-4313-b033-b4e125cb14a0_MondoDB-blog-header-790x395.PNG?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Introducing DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB – a fully managed, database as a service for modern apps","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2021-06-29","blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"MongoDB is one of the most popular databases, and it’s ideal for apps that evolve rapidly and need to handle huge volumes of data and traffic. It offers advantages like flexible document schemas, code-native data access, change-friendly design, and easy horizontal scale-out.","spans":[{"start":22,"end":44,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://db-engines.com/en/ranking","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"However, building and maintaining MongoDB clusters from the ground up can be a huge undertaking. Developers often complain that they have to spend their valuable time and resources on database management. Well, we’ve been listening and have some great news: accessing and managing MongoDB on DigitalOcean just got a lot simpler!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are excited to announce that DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB is now in General Availability. Managed MongoDB is a fully managed, database as a service (DBaaS) offering from DigitalOcean, built in partnership with and certified by MongoDB Inc. It provides you all the technical capabilities that make MongoDB so beloved in the developer community. Together we have ensured that you will get access to all the latest releases of the MongoDB document database as they become available.","spans":[{"start":32,"end":91,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases-mongodb/"}},{"start":230,"end":241,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.mongodb.com/","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Managed MongoDB simplifies the MongoDB administration. Developers of all skill levels, even those who do not have prior experience in databases, can spin up MongoDB clusters in just a few minutes. We handle the provisioning, managing, scaling, updates, backups, and security of your MongoDB clusters, allowing you to offload the complex, time consuming –yet critical – database administration tasks to us. This empowers you to focus on what really matters: building awesome apps.","spans":[]},{"type":"embed","oembed":{"height":113,"width":200,"embed_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHQSV7jnKA","type":"video","version":"1.0","title":"Create a MongoDB Database on DigitalOcean","author_name":"DigitalOcean","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/c/Digitalocean","provider_name":"YouTube","provider_url":"https://www.youtube.com/","cache_age":null,"thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NvHQSV7jnKA/hqdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":360,"html":"<iframe width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/NvHQSV7jnKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen></iframe>"}},{"type":"heading2","text":"Benefits of Managed MongoDB","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Easy set up and maintenance: We create the database clusters for you. Simply choose the cluster configuration (e.g., memory, disk size, number of nodes, etc.), and the data center in which you want to host the database. Follow a few simple steps and your database cluster will be up and running in a matter of minutes. You can spin up clusters using the cloud control panel, CLI, or API.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":28,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Automatic daily backups with point in time recovery: Data is one of the most important assets of an app, so it’s critical to backup your database. We take backups of your entire clusters automatically on a daily basis, for free. We also provide a point in time recovery for 7 days, that way if things go wrong due to human error, machine error, or some combination of both, you can easily restore the database as it was at any point in the previous 7 days. \n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":52,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Automatic updates and access to latest MongoDB releases: You get access to MongoDB 4.4. This is the latest release of MongoDB and comes packed with numerous enhancements like hedged reads, rust, and swift drivers. Since we have developed Managed MongoDB in partnership with MongoDB Inc, you will always get access to new releases as they become available. With Managed MongoDB, the updates happen automatically. Just select a date and time for the updates and we take care of the rest. This makes it easy to stay up to date with MongoDB releases without disrupting your business.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":56,"type":"strong"},{"start":148,"end":169,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.mongodb.com/new","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"High availability with automated failover: If your database goes down, it can take down the entire app, leading to bad customer experiences. With Managed MongoDB, you can easily minimize the downtime for your database and make it highly available with standby nodes. Standby nodes add redundancy, so if for example the primary node fails, the standby node is immediately promoted to primary and begins serving requests while we provision a replacement standby node in the background.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":42,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Scale up easily to handle traffic spikes: As your app gains traction and the usage grows, it’s important to have a database that can keep up with the increased demand. With Managed MongoDB, you can easily scale up the size of database nodes when needed.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":41,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Secure by default: Since data is critical, it also needs to be secure. We encrypt data at rest with LUKS and in transit with SSL. When you create a new cluster, it’s placed in a VPC network by default that provides a more secure connection between resources. 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Such users would rather offload the tedious database administration and focus their limited time and energy on building and enhancing their apps. ","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With this in mind, we introduced Managed Databases a couple of years ago and are excited to add Managed MongoDB to our portfolio. With this release, DigitalOcean Managed Databases now supports the following engines:","spans":[{"start":33,"end":50,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases/"}}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/87745cc1-1c5f-4463-b104-104b7fc30dc7_managed-databases-logos.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":849,"height":104}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Managed MongoDB launch comes on the heels of DigitalOcean App Platform, a modern, reimagined PaaS (Platform as a Service) that we released a few months ago. App Platform makes it very easy to build, deploy, and scale apps and static sites. You can deploy code by simply pointing to your GitHub and GitLab repos, and App Platform will do all the heavy lifting of managing infrastructure, app runtimes, and dependencies. App Platform, along with Managed Databases, helps fulfill DigitalOcean’s mission by empowering developers, startups, and SMBs to focus more on their apps, and less on the underlying infrastructure and databases.","spans":[{"start":45,"end":70,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"How Managed MongoDB works","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DigitalOcean provides you with various compute options to build your apps like:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Droplets: On-demand, Linux virtual machines suitable for production business applications and personal passion projects.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":8,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"DigitalOcean Kubernetes: Managed Kubernetes with automatic scaling, upgrades, and a free control plane.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":23,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"DigitalOcean App Platform: A fully managed Platform as a Service.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":25,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No matter which compute option you choose to build your apps, you can easily add Managed MongoDB to it. In addition to this, Managed MongoDB also integrates with the Node.js 1-Click App from DigitalOcean Marketplace making it a lot easier to build Node.js apps.","spans":[{"start":166,"end":215,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/nodejs"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Simple, predictable pricing","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Just like all DigitalOcean products, Managed MongoDB provides simple, predictable pricing that allows you to control costs and prevent any surprise bills. You can spin up a database cluster for just $15/month, or a highly available three-node replica set for $45/month. Click here for more information.","spans":[{"start":270,"end":301,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/#managed-databases"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Regional availability","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Managed MongoDB is currently available in the following regions:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"NYC3 (New York, USA)","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"FRA1 (Frankfurt, Germany)","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"AMS3 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We will be making Managed Mongo available in other regions soon. Please check out the release notes for most up to date information on regional availability.","spans":[{"start":86,"end":99,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/release-notes/"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Join us at deploy, DigitalOcean’s virtual user conference","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Today we have deploy, DigitalOcean’s signature user conference, which focuses on celebrating, educating, and connecting awesome builders from all over the world.","spans":[{"start":14,"end":20,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://deploy.digitalocean.com/home"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Check out the keynote session from DigitalOcean's CEO, Yancey Spruill, in which he talks about where we're headed as a company and shares some exciting product updates. His keynote will be followed by sessions from community members, engineers, customers, and other experts that are building technologies and businesses powered by the cloud. With live Q&A and an active Discord server, there’s ample opportunity to engage and learn something new. Click here to attend the deploy conference.","spans":[{"start":14,"end":69,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://deploy.digitalocean.com/agenda/session/552806"}},{"start":347,"end":384,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://do.co/deploy-discord"}},{"start":461,"end":489,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://do.co/deploy"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are also launching a hackathon for DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB. Learn how you can participate, submit an app and get a t-shirt.","spans":[{"start":24,"end":66,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/mongodb-hackathon"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We hope you will give Managed MongoDB a try. Here are some sample datasets and sample apps that you can use to kick the tires. Check out the docs and let us know what you think!","spans":[{"start":22,"end":43,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases/new?engine=mongodb"}},{"start":59,"end":90,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://github.com/do-community/mongodb-resources","target":"_blank"}},{"start":141,"end":145,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’d like to have a conversation about using DigitalOcean and Managed MongoDB in your business, please feel free to contact our sales team.","spans":[{"start":120,"end":142,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/company/contact/sales/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Happy coding!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"André Bearfield","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Director of Product Management","spans":[]}],"tags":[{"tag1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Tag","tag":"Product Updates","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"product-updates"}}}],"author":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Author","author_name":"André Bearfield","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":553,"height":547},"alt":"André Bearfield","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/fdc7c85186f0a850b04083e1d4306bd1c19772e8_andre-bearfield.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"andre-bearfield"}},"_meta":{"uid":"introducing-digitalocean-managed-mongodb"}},"featured_blog_2":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Blog","_linkType":"Link.document","blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":790,"height":400},"alt":"Droplet Console","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/710499ae-78cc-4179-afc1-15793637b200_DODX3727-790x400-logo-2.jpg?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Securely connect to Droplets with SSH key pairs using a new Droplet Console","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2021-08-10","blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The famous author Ken Blanchard once said, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.\" This is something we truly believe at DigitalOcean, and we always strive to enhance our products based on customer feedback.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With this goal in mind, we are excited to introduce a new Droplet Console that will make it much easier to connect to your Droplets securely. 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At a high level, SSH works by creating cryptographic key pairs consisting of a public and private key, which are computer generated and stored separately to ensure their security. ","spans":[{"start":80,"end":117,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://cybernews.com/best-password-managers/most-common-passwords/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"SSH has become the default encryption protocol for many industries, but it was difficult to use SSH keys with DigitalOcean’s current Recovery (VNC) console, which is why we developed our new Droplet Console. The new Droplet Console is backed by an agent that security supervises the key pair, while also providing one-click SSH access to our users. You can see the full list of features below.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"The new Droplet Console: More time saving, less time wasting ","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The new Droplet Console is for everyone who is looking to build fast, secure apps and avoid hassles with SSH access & usability issues.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition to easier SSH access, the new Droplet Console comes with:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Copy/paste text: Instead of typing lengthy key pairs and text manually, you can use copy/paste to save time. ","spans":[{"start":0,"end":17,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Multi-color support: Multi-color support makes the console more useful and intuitive, and breaks the conventional standard appearance which is black text on a white background. ","spans":[{"start":0,"end":41,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Multi-language support: DigitalOcean’s new Droplet Console supports multiple languages, meaning you can now type and view any content in any language that is supported by UTF-8","spans":[{"start":0,"end":24,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"OS/images supported: Linux distributions (Ubuntu(16.04 - 20.04), Fedora (32 & 33), Debian (9), CentOS (7.6 & 8.3), CentOS 8 Stream, Rocky Linux and Marketplace images.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":20,"type":"strong"},{"start":148,"end":159,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The new Droplet Console is available by default on any new Droplets you spin up. 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","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Writing the code, testing, deployment, monitoring the usage in production, and ensuring that your apps are able to handle the additional demand when customer base and usage grows are all essential and time-consuming tasks.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Additionally, being able to test multiple ideas, pivot, and double down on the ideas that actually work is critical in early stages of SaaS development. Once growth comes, it is equally important to scale up without compromising on performance or reliability. 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The last thing SaaS teams want is surprising and indecipherable bills from your cloud provider. Unfortunately, smaller businesses often experience unpredictable costs with cloud providers who are busy serving only the large enterprises.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"DigitalOcean provides a simple, cost effective solution for SaaS builders","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fortunately, at DigitalOcean we have a laser focus on small software development teams, who are trying to build the next generation of applications. Today, DigitalOcean customers are already building SaaS applications which serve all kinds of customers.","spans":[{"start":191,"end":217,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/solutions/saas/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We believe SaaS builders should focus on building apps that power their business, and not spend their valuable time on managing infrastructure. 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We plan to move a lot of our apps to DigitalOcean App Platform and other fully managed products.” - Roman Svichar, CTO of Vidazoo","spans":[{"start":0,"end":7,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://vidazoo.com/"}},{"start":187,"end":583,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We believe in meeting customers where they are. If they already have an understanding of cloud infrastructure technologies, they should be able to leverage that knowledge and get started with our products without any further ramp up.","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Whatfix is an enterprise SaaS provider that offers a digital adoption platform to businesses. The company helps enterprises gain the full value of their investments in enterprise applications by providing real-time, interactive, and contextual guidance to users of those applications. \n\n“What we really love about the DigitalOcean platform is the ease of use. We feel like we know infrastructure and can handle most of the configuration and management. What we needed from a cloud was not bells and whistles but efficiency and reliability. DigitalOcean provides us a platform to build our apps and then gets out of the way. Just how we like it.” - Achyuth Krishna, Director of Engineering of Whatfix","spans":[{"start":0,"end":7,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://whatfix.com/blog/driving-the-future-now-were-excited-to-announce-our-90-million-series-d-funding/"}},{"start":287,"end":648,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We understand that scaling while maintaining reliability of applications and profitability of business is important, so we provide robust solutions which minimize downtime.","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Centra is a SaaS-based e-commerce platform for global direct-to-consumer and wholesale e-commerce brands. Centra provides a powerful e-commerce backend that lets brands build pixel-perfect, custom designed, online flagship stores. \n\n“How do we enable our customers to create differentiated online experiences? How do we ensure their e-commerce apps stay up and running at all times? How do we scale on-demand when traffic grows or new customers come in? These are the questions that we ask ourselves every day. Thankfully, we have a partner in DigitalOcean that provides just the platform to answer those questions enabling us to guarantee 99.9% uptime for our clients.” - Martin Jensen, CEO of Centra","spans":[{"start":0,"end":6,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://centra.com/"}},{"start":233,"end":673,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"These are just a few examples of SaaS businesses finding success on DigitalOcean. We are constantly amazed by the creativity and innovation that software builders are utilizing our platform for. If you are interested in learning more about product updates, technical deep-dives and best practices for building SaaS products and businesses, please contact us to learn how we can help you get started. ","spans":[{"start":340,"end":357,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/migrate/?utmmedium=blog","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Come build with DigitalOcean!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Looking to migrate your SaaS to DigitalOcean? Leverage free infrastructure credits, robust training, and technical support to ensure a worry-free migration.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":156,"type":"strong"},{"start":0,"end":156,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/migrate/?utmmedium=blog","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Raman Sharma","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Vice President, Product & Programs Marketing","spans":[]}],"tags":[{"tag1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Tag","tag":"Developer Relations","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"developer-relations"}}}],"author":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Author","author_name":"Raman Sharma","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":512,"height":512},"alt":null,"copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/497b4b14-d192-493a-8b66-7ae176ba99f3_raman.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"raman-sharma"}},"_meta":{"uid":"how-to-scale-your-saas-product-without-breaking-the-bank"}}}}]}}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":0,"numAuthorPages":1,"currentPage":1,"uid":"tim_falls","data":[{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Tim Falls","author_image":null,"_meta":{"uid":"tim_falls"}},"blog_header_image":null,"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Scotch.io is joining DigitalOcean","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"I’m thrilled to announce some big news for the DigitalOcean community: Scotch is joining the DigitalOcean family.","spans":[{"start":71,"end":77,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://scotch.io/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’re not familiar with Scotch’s awesome library of tutorials and tips already, we can’t wait to introduce you. Please see the note below for more context from Scotch’s cofounder, Chris.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We’re excited that the DigitalOcean community is growing by leaps and bounds, and we’re immensely grateful for the developers worldwide who make it what it is. A sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of you.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"– Tim Falls, Director of Community @ DigitalOcean","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A note from Chris Sevilleja of Scotch","spans":[{"start":0,"end":37,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Scotch is joining the DigitalOcean family! This is a huge deal, and you probably have a ton of questions.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the short version, DigitalOcean is extremely community driven and is committed to supporting the Scotch ecosystem of developers, authors, tutorials, and more. 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As of today, Scotch is home to more than 1,800 tutorials and articles produced by our amazing and talented community around the world.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"DigitalOcean is deeply committed to community","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"There aren’t many places on the Internet that are as devoted to developer education as we are. But we found one.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"You probably already know about DigitalOcean. They are a cloud provider (Scotch has been hosted on their Droplets since we started) that also cares a lot about the developer community and helping developers become better coders. Their Community site is famous for having one of the most comprehensive, well written tutorial sections anywhere. In short, they’re a company of developers working to make the developer experience incredible for anyone, anywhere. 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We know that joining the Scotch and DigitalOcean communities is going to be massive. Together, we will be the best educational resource for developers on the planet. This is a dream come true for me, and I can’t wait to make it happen.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"What Happens to Scotch?","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"So is Scotch going away? No way! In fact, our site is getting even better for our community – and for everyone. Starting immediately, we are going to remove the paywall for all articles and tutorials and Scotch. Our content will be free to anyone.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition, we’ll make sure that great Scotch tutorials also appear on the DigitalOcean Community site so that even more developers can benefit from our community’s expertise.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"There’s a lot of work to do to help developers around the world. Joining the DigitalOcean Community will allow Scotch to continue the work that its been doing. More support for great authors, more quality content for developers, and a cleaner experience from learning to creating.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"I hope you’re as stoked about the evolution of Scotch as I am. Let’s keep on making great things together!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"– Chris Sevilleja, Cofounder of Scotch.io and (now) Community Manager @ DigitalOcean too!","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2019-12-16","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"scotch-io-is-joining-digitalocean"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Tim Falls","author_image":null,"_meta":{"uid":"tim_falls"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":1197,"height":673},"alt":null,"copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/514341ec-c494-4c44-bb9c-44252590890a_DigitalOcean_Currents_Open_Source_2019.jpg?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"DigitalOcean Currents: December 2019","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The fall is an especially exciting time of the year at DigitalOcean. In recognition of the impact the open source movement has had on software development, we make a concerted effort each October to support developers around the world. Our extended developer community gathers to generate a massive, global wave of open source software contributions. We call this phenomenon Hacktoberfest.","spans":[{"start":91,"end":97,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.linuxfoundation.org/uncategorized/2018/08/corporate-open-source-programs-are-on-the-rise-as-shared-software-development-becomes-mainstream-for-businesses/"}},{"start":375,"end":388,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On the heels of Hacktoberfest's record-breaking sixth year, we thought we’d take a fresh look at how people view the current state of open source development and the future of the community.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In that spirit, this fall’s installment of our seasonal Currents report is dedicated to open source for the second year running. We surveyed more than 5800 developers around the world on the overall health and direction of the open source community. When we last checked in with the community in 2018, more than half of developers reported contributing to open source projects, and most felt the community was healthy and growing.","spans":[{"start":296,"end":300,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/currents/october-2018/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Of course, a lot can change in a year. So what can we expect from the next generation of open source developers? 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However, developers’ reasons for contributing vary based on demographics – while men tend to contribute simply because they enjoy it, women are more likely to cite their desire to learn new skills as a key participation driver.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"By contrast, 14% of developers reported a decrease in their open source participation, with U.S.-based developers most likely to list burnout as the reason for the change. While this points to an overall lack of time and energy as a key issue, there are some developers who say they’ve simply lost interest in open source. Developers over age 45 are more likely to list lack of interest as a reason for decreased participation, signaling that much of the growth of the community may depend on future generations of developers.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"The community is generally viewed as friendly and welcoming, but it depends on whom you ask","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/d3dd5c6b-c256-4977-a198-cb15e9531167_currents_men_vs_women_opern_source.jpg?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1200,"height":570}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While a majority (58%) of respondents feel the community is friendly, women report feeling more barriers to entry than men. Nearly a quarter of women who contribute would participate more frequently if the community were more inclusive, and two thirds would contribute more if there were more opportunities and resources to help them get started.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"One reason for this disconnect is seemingly linked to how developers value diversity and how they personally assess the current state of the open source community on diversity measures – 75% of women said diversity is of utmost importance, compared to 58% of men. Almost half (45%) of the men surveyed rated the community’s diversity as very good or excellent, compared to just a third (33%) of women.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Younger developers were also significantly more likely to say the community is inclusive (68%) than older generations (42%), who are more likely to report feeling excluded due to negative community interactions (57%).","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"The jury is still out on whether big tech engagement with the open source community is a net positive or negative","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/1b5dd90f-0253-4245-a9ab-a0938021b8f1_currents_major_tech.jpg?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1200,"height":559}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In 2018, developers reported an even 50/50 split on whether large tech companies contribute as much to the open source community as they gain. In 2019, that split has become more complicated, with 40% of developers saying they are concerned about the level of big tech involvement, and another 25% who are unsure.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Self-serving intentions and restrictive licenses were the two biggest issues for developers concerned about big tech, while the third who are unconcerned feel the big tech players provide important resources for the community. One might fairly conjecture that developers’ opinions of big tech are also swayed by their data privacy practices and other related social/political issues that’ve been in the news.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"What these findings mean to DigitalOcean","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"After more than 20 years of the open source movement, the community is still growing far beyond what the original leaders envisioned. As we head towards 2020 and beyond, it’s clear that the open source community will need to continue evolving to stay healthy and to empower people from all walks of life to participate in building the software that will power our future.","spans":[{"start":54,"end":84,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/future-open-source/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For our part, DigitalOcean will keep doing our part to strengthen and celebrate the community, through initiatives like Hacktoberfest and providing free educational resources to support folks at all stages of their open source journeys. If you’d like to get involved, but aren’t sure how, check out our five-part tutorial series: An Introduction to Open Source.","spans":[{"start":330,"end":360,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial_series/an-introduction-to-open-source"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The future of open source is bright, and we’re excited to be a part of it.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"About Currents","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DigitalOcean Currents highlights the latest trends among developers in the cloud.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you would like to be among the first to receive Currents each quarter, sign up\nhere. You’ll also be able to share ideas on what topics we should cover and participate in our next survey.","spans":[{"start":74,"end":86,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwem9s1c7oKRbRF_ZKcTdxQUQlns52L2CgltSyHn1UJOpvkw/viewform"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Read more about these and other findings in the full Currents report here.","spans":[{"start":69,"end":73,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/currents/december-2019/"}}]}],"blog_post_date":"2019-12-05","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"News","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"news"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"digitalocean-currents-december-2019"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Tim Falls","author_image":null,"_meta":{"uid":"tim_falls"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":784,"height":418},"alt":"waves illustration with the word currents","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/46f6503e2a60d5a17286285d3596eef8db19d91f_currets_blog_header--1-.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"DigitalOcean Currents: October 2018","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year marks both the 20th anniversary of the open source movement, as well as the 5th year of Hacktoberfest, our annual month-long celebration of open source, which kicked off October 1. Therefore, for the latest installment of Currents, our seasonal research series on developer trends in the cloud, we surveyed more than 4,300 developers from around the world about the state of open source today. We asked respondents what inspires them to contribute to the open source community, as well as how they and their companies use open source technologies.","spans":[{"start":98,"end":111,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/"}},{"start":210,"end":240,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/currents/october-2018/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Some of our key findings this time around include:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Twenty years since the open source movement began, just over half of developers surveyed are contributing to open source projects (55 percent). However, that’s less than what companies expect from their employees: three out of four respondents said their companies expect them to use open source software as part of their day-to-day development work.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":143,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Two of the most prominent barriers to developers’ involvement in open source are (a) not knowing where to begin and (b) doubting they have the right skills. Companies also tend not to create dedicated time for their employees to contribute, which is also a significant factor.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":156,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Of the five major tech companies — Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — developers overwhelmingly identified Google as the most supportive of the open source community, followed by Microsoft. Apple ranked last.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":178,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"There’s a disconnect between companies’ encouragement of open source within their organizations, and their actual investment. Only 18 percent of respondents said their company is a member of an open source-related organization, and 75 percent said their company invests $1k or less every year.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":125,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Newer developers actively contribute more to open source than veteran developers","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/fe71141dd3c048b970fa506155140e17b4c145e1_screen-shot-2018-10-25-at-3.46.33-pm.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":432,"height":466}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While 55 percent of our respondents said they actively contribute to open source projects, developers with five or fewer years of experience were significantly more likely to contribute (60 percent) than developers with six or more years of experience. This participation boost from newer developers aligns with the overall perception that the open source community is healthy and growing (89 percent).","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Developers in India are more likely to contribute to open source than developers from other parts of the globe, with more than two thirds (68 percent) of Indian respondents actively participating in open source projects.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Devs want an easier entry point into the open source community","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/e909abdd4cc95d47cb4515b07bb8d8a631d289dc_screen-shot-2018-10-25-at-3.48.54-pm.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":443,"height":457}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Forty-five percent of developers listed “difficulty knowing how to get started” as the primary barrier preventing them from contributing to open source projects. Other key challenges included developers feeling they don’t have the right skills to contribute (44 percent) and companies not offering time for employees to contribute (30 percent).","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For developers in the UK, intimidation surrounding joining the community is another major hurdle, with 40 percent citing it as a reason they haven’t contributed to open source more, compared with 28 percent overall.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"These data points serve as a reminder of the importance of fostering communities that are inclusive and approachable. Everyone is a beginner at some point in their career!","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Tech giants could be doing more to support the open source community","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/603259d0a7afafd1addbdb7cb8aaf5f5bb62e511_screen-shot-2018-10-25-at-3.50.01-pm.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":419,"height":376}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Of the five major tech companies, developers believe Google is by far the leader in embracing open source (53 percent), followed by Microsoft (23 percent). Apple came in last, with just one percent.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Newer coders (0-5 years experience) are more likely to believe Microsoft has embraced open source than veteran developers. This is likely a result of the company’s growing push into the open source space after years of resistance to the movement. Notably, developers in the UK have a less favorable view of Google’s open source efforts at 44 percent compared to 53 percent overall.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Companies expect developers to use open source technologies at work, but don’t invest as much in the broader community","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/09e61d5198ac72b02d3d5a2d0c34cf5ad09bb9cd_screen-shot-2018-10-25-at-3.51.20-pm.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":685,"height":243}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Nearly three out of every four respondents said their companies expect them to use open source software as part of their day-to-day development work, but only 18 percent of employees said their companies actively participated in open source organizations (e.g. Apache Foundation, Node.js Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation). The cost of participating in these organizations is the biggest barrier (38 percent), and 75 percent of respondents said their companies also donated just $1k or less to these organizations in the last year.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"More than a third (37 percent) of respondents said they would contribute more to open source if their companies gave them the time to do so. This is even more prevalent for Canadian developers, with nearly half (48 percent) of respondents saying they would contribute more to open source if their  companies gave them more time to do so. Just 19 percent of Canadian respondents said their companies currently give them time to work on open source compared to 34 percent overall.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"What These Findings Mean to DigitalOcean","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"These findings reinforce our belief in the importance of supporting the next generation of coders. We started Hacktoberfest for this very reason to encourage more participation in the open source community, and open the door for both veteran and new coders to make an impact. Companies that have participated in Hacktoberfest have seen huge gains in open-source contributions to their repositories, which improve their products and services. You can find more information about Hacktoberfest here.","spans":[{"start":492,"end":496,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We’re proud of the role we’ve played in the global open source community and are excited to do more.  We remain mindful of the potential of open source software and the power of community as we plan for the future — a future we think is pretty darn bright!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"About Currents","spans":[{"start":0,"end":14,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DigitalOcean Currents highlights the latest trends among developers in the cloud.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you would like to be among the first to receive Currents each quarter, sign up here. You’ll also be able to share ideas on what topics we should cover and participate in our next survey.","spans":[{"start":82,"end":86,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwem9s1c7oKRbRF_ZKcTdxQUQlns52L2CgltSyHn1UJOpvkw/viewform"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Read more about these and other findings in the full Currents report here.","spans":[{"start":69,"end":73,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/currents/october-2018/"}}]}],"blog_post_date":"2018-10-26","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"News","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"news"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"digitalocean-currents-october-2018"}}}]}}}