What happens when you create a DigitalOcean Droplet? From our external interfaces, through our product stack, into the datacenter, and eventually down to the bare metal, learn what happens when we take an API request to creating a Droplet you can reach via ssh. See what it’s like to operate infrastructure at scale.

About the Presenter
Neal Shrader is a Staff Engineer and Network Software Architect at DigitalOcean. He has been with the company since its formation in 2011, and has helped support its growth from a few folks in Brooklyn to a 500+ distributed global company. Primarily focused on the network, he’s brought numerous initiatives to release such as VPC, Cloud Firewall, and Floating IP. He’s also an avid runner, and a father to a seven-year-old son, Lucas.

This Talk Is Designed For
Anyone interested in microservices, networking, systems, and navigating a rapidly growing technological stack

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How a Droplet is Made – the Journey From UI to Bare Metal
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