3. Cloud Computing with DBaaS—Benefits and Advantages over Traditional IT Computing

We have covered the basic ideology and concepts around cloud computing and understand that database as a service (DBaaS) is a special case of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). We know that with DBaaS, the roles and responsibilities of the DBAs need to be adjusted.

In this chapter, we look at the various technologies and options that Oracle has developed that make it possible to deliver DBaaS along with all of its demands and expectations. We will see how these technologies can benefit an organization, enabling it to manage infrastructure resources efficiently while at the same time delivering the expected performance with resource ...

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