Storage that thinks for itself: Introducing Storage autoscaling, the newest feature for Managed Databases

Storage that thinks for itself: Introducing Storage autoscaling, the newest feature for Managed Databases How it works: your database, but smarter How Storage autoscaling helps you 1. Improved performance and reliability 2. Reduced operational overhead 3. Cost optimization 4. Ability to right-size your workloads How developers use Storage autoscaling Get started About the author Try DigitalOcean for free Related Articles Announcing cost-efficient storage with Network file storage, cold storage, and usage-based backups Announcing per-sec billing, new Droplet plans, BYOIP, and NAT gateway preview to reduce scaling costs Introducing DigitalOcean Organizations, a new and comprehensive account layer By Nicole Ghalwash Published: October 2, 2025 3 min read TL;DR: Storage autoscaling for our suite of Managed Databases is here, offering an automated way to right-size your storage. Get started with the new feature now: → Spin up a database cluster to access Storage autoscaling → Read our product documentation → Already have an account? Login → Want to learn more? Contact sales Have you ever experienced the stress of a “disk full” error on your database? It’s a frustrating situation that can lead to performance issues, application downtime, and a frantic scramble to manually resize your storage. Rest easy developers and database administrators: you’re about to get your peace of mind back. Introducing Storage autoscaling, for our entire suite of Managed Databases. This new capability for DigitalOcean Managed Databases automatically increases your database’s storage size when needed, so you don’t have to. It’s the automated, proactive safety net that your growing application needs. At its core, Storage autoscaling is about proactive prevention. The way it works is it continuously monitors your database’s disk utilization.