Xeround offers a free subscription to a MySQL-based database as a service limited offering. Will this move popularize database as a service offerings? The simple answer is yes.

What Is Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)? When we talk about databases being consumed as cloud services, we're talking about Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS). While this isn't a silver bullet that will ...

What Is Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)? When we talk about databases being consumed as cloud services, we're talking about Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS). While this isn't a silver bullet that will ...

Senior Analyst, Servers, Matt Kimball dives in as he will unpack this data-as-a-service and show what companies like Nutanix are doing to compete in this DBaaS space.

Offering its database as a service is another attempt to keep similar efforts on the sidelines. Oracle's pitch is that it can run its databases as a service better than any other cloud provider.

Database as a Service (DBaaS) is arguably the next big thing in IT. Indeed, the market analysis firm 451 Research projects an astounding 86% cumulative annual growth rate, with annual revenues ...

These days, databases are the beating heart of most business apps, but most organizations are buying them as cloud services rather than cumbersome, in-house, server-side apps. We test and compare ...

“That’s where database as a service is critical,” said Monica Kumar (pictured, left), senior vice president of product and solutions marketing at Nutanix.

At VMworld 2011 VMware announces vFabric Data Director, a new Database as a Service (DAAS) solution for the enterprise.