Indeed a properly configured VPS can - What I mean is make sure it's properly configured before chucking a status page on it. The post didn't really go into the properly configured part.
I cannot attest to the 'properly configured' part. I simply used their Ubuntu Droplet 'out of the box' apart from installing MySQL on it. Would love it if you can point me at a guide or post on how to configure a Digital Ocean droplet for better availability and reliability.