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See More, Worry Less: Managed Database Observability, Monitoring, and Hardening Advancements
As your applications scale, keeping a close eye on them becomes more important than ever–it also becomes harder the more data you have. That’s why we’re pleased to announce that we have made several new observability, monitoring, and hardening advancements to DigitalOcean Managed Databases–to give you better visibility, understanding, and peace of mind. What’s new? To be exact, we have made three advancements that will improve your Managed Database observability experience here at DigitalOcean.
Vercel Blob CLI is now available
The Vercel CLI (version 43.3.0) now includes Blob commands, allowing you to manage your Vercel Blob stores and files directly from the terminal. Learn more about the and .Vercel Blob CLIVercel Blob Read more
Manually purge the CDN cache
Users with the role can now purge Vercel’s CDN cache manually, either via the project's or by running in CLI version 44.2.0 or later.Membercache settings dashboardvercel cache purge --type=cdn By default, the CDN cache is purged automatically with each new deployment. For cases where you want to refresh cached content instantly (without waiting for a new build), you can now manually purge the global CDN cache in milliseconds. This is especially useful for persistent cache scenarios, like , wh
WPP and Vercel: Bringing AI to the creative process
Today, we're announcing an expansion of our partnership with . A first-of-its-kind agency collaboration that now brings and directly to WPP's global network of creative teams and their clients.WPPv0 AI SDK Read more
Driving scalable growth with OpenAI o3, GPT-4.1, and CUA
Unify, an AI-powered GTM platform, uses OpenAI’s o3, GPT-4.1, and CUA to automate prospecting, research, and outreach. With hyper-personalized messaging and an always-on workflow, Unify helps teams generate pipeline at scale while focusing on high-impact customer interactions.
Find teams, projects, and pages in the Vercel dashboard with universal search
There is now a search feature in the top right corner of every page in the vercel.com dashboard. This search allows you to instantly find: For more complex queries you can also ask the . This AI-powered feature can locate any page in the dashboard and apply filters based on your question.Navigation Assistant Learn more about in the .Finddocumentation Read more Teams Projects Deployments (by branch) Pages Settings
Keith Messick joins Vercel as CMO
Vercel is evolving to meet the expanding potential of AI while staying grounded in the principles that brought us here. We're extending from frontend to full stack, deepening our enterprise capabilities, and powering the next generation of AI applications, including integrating AI into our own developer tools. Today, we’re welcoming as our first Chief Marketing Officer to support this growth and (as always) amplify the voice of the developer.Keith Messick Read more
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