Scaling Technical CX & Onboarding Across APAC
How Phi Helped DigitalOcean Drive Retention and NPS with Regional CX Pods
The Challenge: Product Usage Lag in APAC
As DigitalOcean expanded into APAC, they encountered a common scale-up friction: slow onboarding, product confusion, and support gaps across technical teams in emerging markets. While demand was strong, activation rates lagged, and users often struggled to understand the full power of DO's cloud infrastructure.
Regional support coverage gaps
Technical knowledge barriers for new users
Slow activation and time-to-value
Cultural and language challenges in customer support
The Strategy: Build a Full-Lifecycle CX Org in APAC
DigitalOcean engaged Phi Consulting to build and operate a technical CX organization from the ground up. This wasn't just support — it was onboarding, education, implementation, and retention in one lifecycle system.
Roles Deployed
Customer Success Managers (CSMs)
Onboarding Specialists
Technical Support Engineers
Cloud Implementation Engineers
Execution Layers
Built live onboarding flows and self-serve playbooks for early adoption
Implemented Intercom and Zendesk for multichannel support
Created regional coverage plans to ensure 24/7 APAC responsiveness
Delivered training materials, SOPs, and CX documentation for internal teams
Outcomes
NPS increased by 8 points across APAC
Response times improved, enabling faster issue resolution
Churn decreased in key startup and dev-heavy cohorts
DigitalOcean now has scalable CX systems for global regions
"The CX systems Phi built didn't just improve retention — they created trust and advocacy in new markets."
DigitalOcean Operations Team
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