Cloud databases and database-as-a-service (DBaaS) solutions can offer significant advantages over the on-premise databases in terms of agility with which databases can be provisioned in the cloud, savings in terms of capital expenditures, and reduction in IT staff to manage the infrastructure and databases. However, there are new challenges that one must be aware of and ask the right questions before considering the cloud database.
In this eBook, we discuss the DBaaS option of running databases in the cloud, highlighting six critical questions to ask to avoid downtime and maintain database performance in the cloud. Learn how to avoid downtime and performance issues by asking the right questions when evaluating a cloud database service provider.