An Overview of Cloud Databases

Cloud databases are hosted on and often maintained by a cloud platform. The platform manages the hardware networks and OS and users pay for the allocated or consumed resources. Through this course learn what cloud-hosted databases have to offer the factors that influence the adoption of a cloud database and what to watch out for when using such systems. Explore the characteristics of cloud-hosted databases and the benefits and caveats of such services. Next discover factors to consider when moving to the cloud. Finally compare SQL and NoSQL systems and learn about some of the most powerful cloud-hosted database services. Upon completion youll be able to recognize the elements of different cloud databases and select the best option.