# Getting Started Tessell is a cloud-native database-as-a-service (DBaaS) that is revolutionizing data infrastructure and management for cloud-born and cloud-defining enterprises. Tessell excels at managing demanding production workloads and maximising economic effectiveness through database consolidation by utilising the cloud's high-performance NVMe storage capabilities. It is the best option for hosting mission-critical databases because of its high-performance data architecture and reliable, cross-region replication capabilities. Tessell's intuitive deployment process eliminates manual data management tasks that liberates developers and data engineers to focus on innovation, customer satisfaction, and driving business triumphs. * [Sign up on Tessell](/tessell/getting_started/sign_up_on_tessell.md) * [Tessell portal](/tessell/getting_started/tessell_portal.md) * [Tessell compute shapes](https://github.com/TessellDevelopment/tessell-product-docs/blob/main/getting_started/tessell_compute_shapes.md) * [Deployment options](/tessell/getting_started/deployment.md) * [Supported cloud regions](/tessell/getting_started/supported_clouds.md) * [Supported databases](/tessell/getting_started/supported_databases.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.tessell.com/tessell/getting_started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.