July 2019 Summaries

Yancey, the incoming CEO of DigitalOcean, introduces himself to the developer community and shares his excitement about joining the company. He discusses his background in manufacturing engineering and investment banking, as well as his experience helping scale two rapidly growing technology companies. Yancey emphasizes the importance of preserving what makes a company special and highlights DigitalOcean's focus on customer and employee experience. He also mentions the company's commitment to providing simple-to-use tools, tutorials, documentation, and support while continuing to grow its product offerings and customer base. Yancey looks forward to working with the developer community and ensuring that DigitalOcean remains focused on enabling and perpetuating their success.

The latest installment of DigitalOcean's Currents research series reveals that remote work is increasingly becoming the norm for developers, with 86% currently working remotely in some capacity. While most remote workers feel connected to their company's community, burnout remains a significant issue across the developer community. Companies must continue to support remote workers by proactively connecting and including them, as well as offering stress-reduction and mental health programs. Remote work is seen as one solution to this stress, with 76% of developers who work from home believing that it helps improve their work-life balance.