Chapter 1. Introducing OpenStack Trove

OpenStack Trove truly and remarkably is a treasure or collection of valuable things, especially for open source lovers like us and, of course, it is an apt name for the Database as a Service (DBaaS) component of OpenStack. In this book, we shall see why this component shows the potential and is on its way to becoming one of the crucial components in the OpenStack world.

In this chapter, we will cover the following:

  • DBaaS and its advantages
  • An introduction to OpenStack's Trove project and its components

Database as a Service

Data is a key component in today's world, and what would applications do without data? Data is very critical, especially in the case of businesses such as the financial sector, social media, ...

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