DigitalOcean at NVIDIA GTC 2026: Building the AI Factory for the Agentic Era

DigitalOcean, in collaboration with NVIDIA, announced significant advancements at NVIDIA GTC 2026, emphasizing the creation of an AI Factory to support the burgeoning Agentic Era by providing a specialized inference cloud solution. This initiative enhances developers' capabilities to deploy and manage AI agents efficiently, moving beyond traditional infrastructure complexities. The partnership has led to the launch of Richmond, a cutting-edge data center designed exclusively for AI, equipped with advanced NVIDIA HGXTM B300 systems. The collaboration also integrates NVIDIA's open models into DigitalOcean's infrastructure, offering improved performance with serverless endpoints and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. This integration is complemented by tools like NVIDIA Dynamo 1.0 and an expanded open-source model catalog, which includes the Nemotron 3 Nano model, enhancing efficiency for complex tasks. These developments aim to streamline the transition from prototyping to production, reducing infrastructure friction and fostering innovation in AI applications.