This article explains what a cloud-based database management system (DBMS) is, how it works, and the types of cloud databases available.
- •Cloud DBMS runs on provider-managed infrastructure, supporting SQL, NoSQL, data warehouse, and in-memory models
- •Deployments come in two forms: self-managed on cloud VMs, or fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)
- •Data is replicated across multiple availability zones to ensure high availability and disaster recovery
- •Key benefits include elastic scalability, reduced operational overhead, consumption-based pricing, and built-in security layers
- •Compared to on-premises, cloud databases shift infrastructure ownership and maintenance responsibility to the provider
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