Database as a Service (DBaaS) Pros and Cons

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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

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 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.

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 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.