I have some personal stuff hosted on DO. I really like their options, service, their branding, UX/UI, etc...but they are kind of in a weird spot. Halfway between being good for cheap personal projets, and being good for enterprise.
If I want a simple VPS there are cheaper options.
If I am an enterprise spending millions/year on cloud infra I am probably only looking at AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
How does DO get out of this spot? I want them to succeed and I will continue to support them as the big guys need the competition, but I fail to see how they compete against the likes of Amazon without undercutting significantly...and that won't bring profits. I think the margins on cloud infra is already pretty thin.
If I want a simple VPS there are cheaper options.
If I am an enterprise spending millions/year on cloud infra I am probably only looking at AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
How does DO get out of this spot? I want them to succeed and I will continue to support them as the big guys need the competition, but I fail to see how they compete against the likes of Amazon without undercutting significantly...and that won't bring profits. I think the margins on cloud infra is already pretty thin.