DigitalOcean: DigitalOcean AMS3
About DigitalOcean AMS3
DigitalOcean AMS3 in Amsterdam, Netherlands is a DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure location serving European cloud deployments, developer platforms, SaaS applications, ecommerce workloads, AI infrastructure, and production web services. AMS3 supports DigitalOcean Droplets, DigitalOcean Kubernetes, VPC networking, Volumes block storage, Regional and Global Load Balancers, managed databases, Spaces object storage, Functions, Container Registry, Cloud Security Posture Management, and Bare Metal GPUs. The location provides a primary Amsterdam deployment option for users replacing legacy AMS2 capacity.
AMS3 supports the full DigitalOcean Droplet portfolio, including Basic, General Purpose, CPU-Optimized, Memory-Optimized, and Storage-Optimized virtual machines. The location also supports NVIDIA H100 GPU Droplets, GPU worker nodes for DigitalOcean Kubernetes, and Bare Metal GPUs, making AMS3 suitable for AI inference, model development, accelerated analytics, rendering, and high-performance application workloads. Managed database availability includes PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, OpenSearch, Kafka, Valkey, and Caching options, with private networking available through VPC, VPC peering, NAT Gateway, and Partner Network Connect in the Amsterdam region.
Amsterdam gives AMS3 proximity to major European internet, cloud, and enterprise markets, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. The location benefits workloads that need European data residency, regional latency control, and access to DigitalOcean’s broader global infrastructure. DigitalOcean lists AMS3 with facility-level ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, PCI-DSS, SOC 1 Type II, and SOC 2 Type II data center certifications. DigitalOcean also maintains platform-level SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 Type II, Global PRP, HIPAA eligibility, and DORA workload eligibility.
🏢 Facility Highlights
- Cloud Location: AMS3 is DigitalOcean’s Amsterdam infrastructure location.
- Compute: Basic, General Purpose, CPU-Optimized, Memory-Optimized, and Storage-Optimized Droplets are available.
- AI Infrastructure: NVIDIA H100 GPU Droplets, GPU Kubernetes worker nodes, and Bare Metal GPUs are available.
- Storage: Volumes, Spaces Standard Storage, Spaces Cold Storage, and Network File Storage are available.
- Platform Services: DOKS, managed databases, Functions, Container Registry, CSPM, VPC, and Load Balancers are available.
🔒 Security & Compliance
- ISO Certifications: AMS3 is certified for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001.
- Payment Security: AMS3 is certified for PCI-DSS.
- SOC Reports: AMS3 is certified for SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II.
- Platform Trust: DigitalOcean maintains SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 Type II, Global PRP, HIPAA eligibility, and DORA workload eligibility.
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- Private Networking: VPC networking supports private communication between DigitalOcean resources.
- VPC Peering: AMS3 supports peering within and between DigitalOcean datacenters.
- Load Balancing: Regional and Global Load Balancers are available for AMS3 workloads.
- Partner Network Connect: Partner Network Connect is available in the Amsterdam region.
🧠 AI Infrastructure
- GPU Droplets: NVIDIA H100 GPU Droplets are available in AMS3.
- Kubernetes GPUs: GPU worker nodes are available for DOKS clusters in AMS3.
- Bare Metal GPUs: Dedicated single-tenant Bare Metal GPU servers are available in AMS3.