Therefore, do not assume your PaaS database is automatically backed up. In fact, you shouldn’t assume any of your infrastructure is backed up.

Hundreds of startups and enterprising small cloud vendors could be facing extinction today in the wake of Salesforce.com's announcement of Database.com, its database-as-a-service offering.

PaaS services could begin to offer pre-configured or easily adaptable ‘starter’ database configurations so the backend is already setup to handle common data schemes for apps.

Azure SQL DB is Microsoft’s PaaS offering combining the high-end capabilities, performance, and features of both SQL Server and Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform. The rise of open source ...

Many PaaS plat­forms are optimized for specific work­load characteristics such as auto-scaling. When choosing which platform is best for your application, pay close attention to the scaling ...

For most workloads, all the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) database offerings from the major vendors will meet your needs successfully and with reduced management overhead.

PaaS (platform-as-a-service) is a form of cloud computing that enables software developers to build, run, and manage software applications easily, without worrying about underlying infrastructure ...

Enterprise developers looking to tap into Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings over the next 18 months will not want for choice. In fact, one could argue that the existence of so many choices is ...

PaaS allows students to easily and securely create databases in seconds, without needing to know how to install and maintain database software or operating systems, network virtual machines, etc.

On Sunday, Sept. 22 Ellison will deliver his first keynote, which is titled “Oracle Database 12c In-Memory Database and M6 Big Memory Machine,” according to an announcement released Tuesday.