Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) hit 1.0.0 and general availability on October 7, 2026 - an OS-enforced, policy-driven sandbox for AI agents, with Rust, .NET and Node SDKs. We break down what MXC is (and isn’t), then compare the three ways to host agents in 2026: MXC on Windows, DigitalOcean’s managed bundles, and a self-hosted VPS.…
Read more →Agent Droplets bundle compute, inference, storage and 16,000+ tools into one flat monthly price - $50 Pro with 15% off, $200 Team with 20% off. We break down exactly what’s discounted, what isn’t, and whether the flat price is justified for a small/mid deployment stack versus running agents on a plain Droplet.…
Read more →DigitalOcean now sells agent infrastructure: a per-second-billed Firecracker sandbox for AI coding agents plus a managed MCP gateway to 16,000+ tools. We break down pricing, how it compares to running agents on a cheap Droplet, and the lock-in you should care about.…
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