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Database as a Service (DBaaS) Overview

What is Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

Azure Database for MySQL is a fully-managed database service for app developers and it is capable of handing mission-critical workload with predictable performance and dynamic scalability.

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Azure Database for MySQL is a fully-managed database service for app developers and it is capable of handing mission-critical workload with predictable performance and dynamic scalability.


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Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately

8,000 passionate employees worldwide.

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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Works well for scaling without infrastructure maintenance"
I've used multiple DB aaS products before and would definitely recommend due to how easy it is to use and the multiple ways it can be integrated in...
Verified User
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"One of the best DataBase Service Management!"
DBaaS provides various features and tools to management data effectively and efficiency and is one of the go to tool for the same. Will recommend ...
Roland P.
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Roland P.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"One of the greatest database services out there!"
Simple and easy to manage. Cost effective and great security!

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Time to Implement

4 months

Return on Investment

17 months

Average Discount

17%

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Kingsley S.
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Financial Educator
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

It is capable to handle heavy load of data for storage and retrieval. In additional, rather than having an expensive in-house relational database for the business needs, Azure database by microsoft is cheaper and maintain by the microsoft experts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

The fact that our data will be off site and the security risk of it. Yes we know that it is secured by the expert but just the feeling of knowing that our confidential data is store elsewhere is and will always be a concern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems we are solving are (1) not running the risk of not properly maintaining our own database. (2) not worrying that accessing to data us impossible due to system failure (3) Paying additional IT staff to operate and maintain the database.

The benefts we realized are (1) data access is reliable (2) spend more time on business operation decision rather than maintaining the database Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ruth E.
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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

Easy to use and it is very reliable. Access to data from the system is reliable is available 24/7 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

Security of our data! Although Azure security is tight, there is still the possible of security breach and access to our data will be compromised. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Database as a Service (DBaaS):

It is easy to use and very reliable. It is always online and if your company system needs the data for online viewing, this is the way to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

My company's system is able to access data anytime and this makes our clients happy. The benefits my company realized is the focus on business needs rather than focusing on IT needs in relation to database data access and availability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

Azure database is one of the amazing product I've come across that helped us solved all the business problems in our company.It is indeed one of the best tools for business analysts, DB administrators and the developers. Besides, it is easy to use, and it suitable for complex queries. Another advantage is that it now supports all the machine learning capabilities which makes it highly advanced in it's features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

The data as being generated in a huge amount today in a various format is what makes this product quite inefficient. Azure database like any other databases can only store structured data and it doesn't really do a good job in storing poorly structured messy data which makes it less desirable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Database as a Service (DBaaS):

The fact that Microsoft Azure Database is efficient and cost effective makes it a first choice by many companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

We've been using it to store all the data related to our company. Another significant feature is that it helps you transfer the data directly from excel to the database very quickly and easily. This feature has helped us to the great extent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

I love how scalable Azure is. The database queries run pretty fast and it's never an issue for me when I need to execute large queries. MySQL is supported easily and connector to my web app is also seamless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

The pricing for Azure is kind of high. Not the cheapest out there for sure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Azure database service really allows me to run queries on data and scale the dataset out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashish J.
AJ
Graduate Research Assistant
Higher Education
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

I think the azure clod provides a convenient cloud based platform which can be used to store you data without the hassle of installation. It also helps multiple development teams to work on the same dataset thereby syncing the development process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

I think Microsoft azure don't have that much limitations that i dislike it but I think the speed can be improved. Apart from that, the pricing is also an issue as users can get cheaper service from other companies like amazon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was building a database to store the meta information and download information about the RNA-Sequencing datasets related to placenta tissue. The one benefit which I mentioned before is that it helped us (teams at different places) to work on the same dataset thereby syncing the development process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

I liked the support provided by it for all the well known frameworks like Django , WordPress etc,it becomes so easy to merge your application with database using it,Microsoft manage and backup that resource for us so that we can focus on other aspects of the site. Plus, we will have the ability to scale up and down temporarily as traffic surges and then bringing it back down when it is not needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

it's pricing are little bit high while scaling it up!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Database as a Service (DBaaS):

Trust me it's the best database provider to start with ,its support for other frameworks are really good!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

in our company we use it as a back end database and integrate it with different different frameworks!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

That I can create SQL databases and share to my dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

Don't know yet. I am still learning this. So far a great product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Storing, sorting, analyzing data. Tons of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

Ease of use and connectivity, very straight forward documentation.

Built-in monitoring allows you to determine the actual usage of your MySQL server relative to your workload. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

It's a bit pricey when compared to non Microsoft products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Database as a Service (DBaaS):

Probably one of the best things about Azure Database for MySQL is that for app developers, there is no need to worry about the infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest benefit of Azure Database for MySQL will be the ability to auto scale and respond to spikes in traffic by temporarily adding more resources, and then bringing them back down when they’re not needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

I like how popular it is but not the UI of it. It has a lot excel import and export features! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

The UI is not good. Makes it look old fashion, but simple to use. I wish it was more fun to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keep all information secure and locked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jimmy Alejandro M.
JM
Desarrollador Web
Civil Engineering
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What do you like best about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

It has high availability and it's very reliable.

It features a solid integration with Azure Web Apps and it's very easy to deploy a new website with a new database.

The databases are redudant and have backup.

Flexibly scale in just a few clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Database as a Service (DBaaS)?

Requesting support on the product it's not very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Database as a Service (DBaaS):

Easy to setup, maintain and very secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Database as a Service (DBaaS) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing backups, security, auditing it's provided by Azure you don't need to worry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.