The market for public cloud services and software-as-a-service (SaaS) is continuing to experience high rates of growth across all sectors, reflecting a shift away from legacy IT services to cloud-based services. More IT organizations are moving to models that will support digital technology strategies that drive business innovation.
One example of this is in the database world. Traditional Database Management Services (DBMS) were never designed to support today’s digital business reality, and as a result, they are too complex, costly and inefficient to keep up with the growing volumes of data that the typical enterprise consumers.
In addition, with so much data being created, developers are spending a lot of time managing various databases instead of focusing on more innovative tasks. In fact, IBM’s 2016 State of DBaaS Report found that 41% of developers cited the time spent managing their database as their biggest data management challenge.
Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) has become a popular alternative for many enterprises, as it gives IT the ability to scale infrastructure as needed while reducing the need to hire more people. According to market research company Technavio, the global DBaaS market will grow at a CAGR of more than 65% through 2020.
To find out whether a DBaaS would work for your set up and what benefits it could bring, read our blog on the 5 database challenges plaguing the enterprise today.