Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)
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SingleStore aims to deliver the world’s fastest distributed SQL database for data-intensive applications: SingleStoreDB, which combines transactional + analytical workloads in a single platform.
DB2 is a family of relational database software solutions offered by IBM. It includes standard Db2 and Db2 Warehouse editions, either deployable on-cloud, or on-premise.
SAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading…
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Yugabyte is an open-source distributed SQL database for customers in industries such as cybersecurity, financial markets, and IoT. It is built using a unique combination of the high-performance document store, auto sharding, per-shard distributed consensus replication, and multi-…
TencentDB, available on Tencent Cloud, is a suite of DBaaS and managed hosting solutions for various popular databases, such as MySQL, Redis, MariaDB, and MongoDB. These include caching and storing, backup, rollout, monitoring, scaling, and data transfer.
TiDB is an advanced, open source, distributed SQL database for modern transactional applications. Or, TiDB Dedicated is a fully-managed DBaaS with zero operational overhead and node-based pricing. And, TiDB Serverless is a fully-managed, autonomous DBaaS with split-second cluster…
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SkySQL, or MariaDB Cloud, is a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) from MariaDB, that brings capabilities in the MariaDB Platform to the cloud, combining enterprise features and support. The vendor describes it as built for mission-critical applications and enterprise governance, and state…
GaussDB(for MySQL) is a next generation MySQL-compatible, enterprise-class distributed database service. It uses a decoupled compute and storage architecture and data functions virtualization (DFV) storage that auto-scales up to 128 TB per DB instance. The vendor states there is…
Huawei Cloud Relational Database Services (RDS) is a cloud database service which enables users to create a MySQL database. RDS is available for MySQL, PosgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL Server. RDS for MySQL facilitates software and hardware deployment and helps the user manage databases,…
Exoscale is a Swiss / European cloud service provider with services covering the cloud infrastructure spectrum from virtual machines and S3 compatible object storage to a scalable kubernetes service and databases.
Huawei Cloud offers GaussDB NoSQL, with API compatible with optionally Mongo, Redis, InfluxDB, and Cassandra.
IMB Informix on Cloud is a DBaaS deployment of IBM's Informix database, available from IBM Cloud.
The MarkLogic Data Platform is a unified data platform that brings multi-structured data together and curates it for transactional and analytical purposes. The Data Hub ingests data from any source, indexes it for query and search, and curates it. The Data Hub is powered by the MarkLogic'…
DigitalOcean's Spaces service is S3-compatible object storage with a built-in CDN that makes scaling easy, reliable, and affordable.
StarTree Cloud is a fully-managed user-facing real-time analytics Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) designed for OLAP at massive speed and scale. Based on Apache Pinot, StarTree Cloud integrates with transactional databases and event streaming platforms, ingesting data at millions of…
Alibaba Cloud offers ApsaraDB, a range of scalable online database services that provide operation and maintenance of more than 90% of the mainstream open source and commercial databases (such as MySQL, SQL Server, and Redis). Also, ApsaraDB provides POLARDB performant databases.…
Imply Enterprise, from Imply Data headquartered in Burlingame, is a real-time database for modern analytics applications, built from Apache Druid. It is available as software or as an Imply-assisted offering. Imply Polaris is also a real-time database for modern analytics applications,…
Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra is a solution from Microsoft's Azure suite of services that enables users to modernize Cassandra data clusters with a managed instance in the cloud. Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra boasts deployment and scaling ease, management…
IONOS Cloud is the company's suite of IaaS products for businesses. These IaaS products include a compute engine, storage and backup, network services (e.g. load balancing), managed Kubernetes cloud-based data center monitoring, DBaaS services (MySQL, Oracle Databases, PostgreSQL,…
Timescale headquartered in New York provides their eponymous time series database TimescaleDB in community and enterprise editions.
CrateDB is an open-source, distributed SQL database for relational and time-series data, from Crate.io headquartered in San Francisco. A solution for machine data, the vendor states CrateDB is purpose-built for the need to scale volume, variety and velocity of data while running…
Amazon QLDB (for Quantum Ledger Database) is a fully managed ledger database that provides what the vendor describes as a transparent, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable transaction log owned by a central trusted authority. Amazon QLDB can be used to track each and every…
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL from Google is a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database service for demanding enterprise database workloads. AlloyDB aims to combine the best of Google with one of the most popular open-source database engines, PostgreSQL, for superior performance, scale,…
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) is a scalable, highly available, and managed Apache Cassandra–compatible database service. With Amazon Keyspaces, users can run Cassandra workloads on AWS using the same Cassandra application code and developer tools without having to provision,…
CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database from Cockroach Labs in New York. It is designed to give users resilient, horizontal scale across multiple clouds with always-on availability and data partitioned by location. CockroachDB scales horizontally without reconfiguration or need…
DigitalOcean’s Managed Databases are a fully managed database cluster service. Using managed databases is an alternative to installing, configuring, maintaining, and securing databases by hand. DigitalOcean currently offers four database engines: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB.…
Amazon Neptune is a fully managed graph database built to support study and storage of relationship rich data (e.g. social network data, fraud detection).
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What is Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)
Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) is a cloud-based data management and storage solution hosted by outside vendors. These third parties take responsibility for providing deployment, management, configuration, and updating services for the database. DBaaS options can be Many DBaaS options also provide automated data backup and multi-cloud support features,
DBaaS forgo the need for on-premises, physical database solutions, making them efficient solutions for businesses with serverless architectures or limited IT resources. Additionally, since the vendor handles all management and administrative duties of DBaaS service, they reduce cost and labor expenditure for IT departments. DBaaS storage is scalable, so owners only pay for what they use, and they can adjust their service plans according to their needs.
DBaaS is essentially a platform that combines Cloud Storage with Managed Private Cloud Services to create an efficient and cost-saving solution for small- to medium-sized teams to handle their data storage needs
Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Features
DBaaS typically include the following features:
- Data management
- Automated synchronization
- Data backup and recovery
- Automatic failover protection
- Customizable interfacing
- Version history
- Audit tracking
- Customizable database coding
- On-premises and hybrid deployment
- Structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data support
- Multi Cloud support
- Multiuser support
- Scalable pricing
- Cross-cloud migration
- Access role management
- SLA compliance management
- Multi Language support
- Data use and access reports
- Data relationship mapping
Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Comparison
When choosing the best DBaaS product for you, consider the following:
Data properties. The best DBaaS solution for you may depend on the type of data you intend to store. Some DbaaS facilitate better access speeds for certain data types. This is an especially important consideration if you intend to use DBaaS to house application development, as the right (or wrong) DBaaS can affect latency, accessibility, and security. For example, if you plan to store unstructured data like real-time application queries, media files, or data from the Internet of Things, you’ll want to consider a NoSQL (“non-relational”) DBaaS solution like MongoDB Atlas.
Hybrid deployment. One of the benefits of DBaaS is its ability to eliminate the need for physical infrastructure to host your database. However, you may find value in a service that allows for on-premise storage, as that will increase your database access options. While this does increase cost, it may be offset by the ability to access stored assets if the DBaaS vendor experiences downtime. DataStax Enterprise provides native cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid services, granting a wide range of deployment options.
Data privacy. Regardless of which service you choose, you’ll want to consider the security features of your DBaaS provider, especially if you plan to store sensitive information. If the data you work with is subject to privacy regulations like the GDPR or HIPAA, you’ll want a database that is compliant with these standards. Otherwise, you run the risk of incurring steep fines or penalties. For example, Microsoft Azure SQL Database hosts data servers in 50 different regions across the world, so make sure that you can ensure regulation compliance with this service.
Team size. You’ll want to consider your team’s size when choosing a DBaaS solution. There are many reasons team size is important, but the most immediate is because that will affect DBaaS cost. Pricing plans tend to consider the number of anticipated users or the amount of used storage. Both of these are directly related to the number of people using the database. If you have an enterprise-size team, you’ll want to consider the pricing plans offered by services like Redis Enterprise Cloud, as they can create plans to reduce unnecessary expenditure. Conversely, smaller teams may find the free or per-user pricing plans offered by Amazon Relational Database Service to be more economical.
Pricing Information
There are free plans for DBaaS use, which place hard limits on storage ranging between 512 MB to 15 GB, with comparatively limited upload speed, data recovery options, and other features compared to paid price plans. Paid price plans can vary between $25 and $100 per month per user at the lowest subscription tiers. Several plans instead charge for space used or per hour of uptime. Many vendors also offer customized pricing quotes.
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The following resources should be helpful in determining with DBaaS solution is best for you: