What Are Cloud Databases?
Cloud-based databases enable users to store, manage and retrieve their structured, unstructured and semi-structured data via a cloud platform, accessible over the Internet. Cloud databases are also known as database as a service (DBaaS), since they are often offered as a managed service.
Why use cloud databases?
How Can Rackspace Technology Help?
We provide companies like yours with a number of cloud-based database services. Not only do we provide fully managed 24x7x365 monitoring and access to always-available database specialists, but we optimize every infrastructure component of your cloud-based database, starting with its network and ending with configuring the database for optimal performance.
Are Cloud Databases the Right Fit?
Like any technology, cloud-based databases pose potential problems. Privacy and security are always possible issues. Likewise, a company might lose some of its data or its ability to access it in the event of a disaster if the service provider has not recently backed it up or doesn’t back it up to multiple, geographically dispersed locations.
Rackspace regularly backups all cloud databases and uses redundant storage to ensure your business data is protected and, in the case of a major disaster, quickly replicable.
Among our database offerings are:
Cloud Databases
We support MySQL 5.6, Percona 5.6 and MariaDB 10, each of which can be easily provisioned, deployed and accessed via our control panel, API or command line instructions. This DBaaS is available with standard instance pricing and, in US and UK data centers, high availability instance pricing.
Cloud Big Data
We also offer you several big data options, including:
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You can run Apache Hadoop clusters on-demand, powered by the industry-leading Hortonworks Data Platform, which can handle even the most complex workloads.
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Your choice of private clouds, including VMware® Private Cloud, and OpenStack® Private Cloud, for your cloud database.
Related Platforms & Solutions
AWS Data
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Google Cloud Data
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Microsoft Azure Data
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OpenStack Private Cloud
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VMware
As a VMware Cloud Service Provider Pinnacle partner, Rackspace Technology delivers fully managed VMware Cloud Foundation™ solutions to help optimize performance, lower costs and ensure compliance.
Big Data
Generate powerful business insights from your data quickly with a highly experienced team of big data experts.
Cloud Data Warehouses
Modernize your data warehouse so you can accelerate the delivery of deeper insights that can help you scale and drive your business forward.
Data Lakes
With storage costs decreasing, it’s easier to keep more of your data for its potential value — if it’s indexed, protected and accessible.
Data Management
Accelerate data optimization while helping to ensure security, uptime and seamless access across your organization.
Data Protection
We’ll ensure your data security while helping you address compliance and regulatory storage requirements.
Data Strategy and Governance
Map out a winning data strategy and data governance plan to extract the most value from your data.
Databases
Deploy the right database management systems to maximize the value of your data and increase agility.
Relational Databases
Experience peace of mind that your existing databases are expertly managed and performance optimized.
Unstructured Data
Utilize unstructured data to gain insights that raise your revenue, drive customer experiences and power business success.
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