Big data cloud is changing familiar database tech tune

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Jack Vaughn.

"To build or to buy" has long been the soliloquy of enterprise technology leaders. But as cloud databases and database as a service (DBaaS) offerings continue to mature, administraors are left with more to consider, because the cloud — and the big data cloud, in particular – is bringing a "to rent" option into the mix.

Storing data in the cloud was by no means the first thought when cloud computing arose. The concept has more than its share of security and compliance issues, and moving masses of on-premises data to the cloud isn’t easy. But for some types of data-intensive applications, rented cloud architecture increasingly seems the way to go…

Databases in the cloud can be hard to isolate from their related apps, which in turn are often buried in vast distributed systems. But market research company MarketsAndMarkets has estimated the cloud database and DBaaS market will reach $1.07 billion this year and grow to $14.05 billion by 2019…

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