Top 10 Databases Top 10 Cloud Computing Platforms

Oracle Database AWS

MySQL Microsoft Azure
Microsoft SQL Server GCP
PostgreSQL Alibaba Cloud
MongoDB Oracle Cloud
IBM Db2 IBM Cloud (Kyndryl)
Redis Tencent Cloud
Elasticsearch OVHcloud
Microsoft Access DigitalOcean
SQLite Linode (Owned by Akamai)
Top 10 Open-Source Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MariaDB
MangoDB
Redis
SQLite
Apache Cassandra
Elasticsearch
CockroachDB
TiDB
Top 10 Open-Source Cloud Computing Platforms
OpenStack
CloudStack
OpenNebula
Eucalyptus
OpenShift (by Red Hat)
Kubernetes
Cloud Foundry
Nomad
Packet
StackStorm
Components AWS
Compute Amazon EC2 (Virtual Machines), Lambda
(Serverless Computing), Elastic Beanstalk
(Web Application Deployment), Fargate
(Container Orchestration)

Storage Amazon S3 (Object Storage), EBS (Block

Storage for EC2), EFS (File Storage for
EC2), Glacier (Archival Storage)

Databases Amazon RDS (Relational Database

Service - MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle,
etc.), DynamoDB (NoSQL Database),
Aurora (High-Performance MySQL-
Compatible)

Networking Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud),

Route 53 (Domain Name System),
CloudFront (Content Delivery Network)

Analytics Amazon Redshift (Data Warehousing),

Amazon Kinesis (Data Streams), Amazon
QuickSight (Business Intelligence)

Management Tools AWS CloudFormation (Infrastructure as

Code), CloudWatch (Monitoring),
CloudTrail (Audit Logging)

Machine Learning & AI Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Rekognition

(Image Recognition), Amazon Transcribe
(Speech Recognition)

Security Amazon IAM (Identity and Access

Management), Amazon Inspector
(Security Scanning), AWS WAF (Web
Application Firewall)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Compute Engine (Virtual Machines), Cloud Functions
(Serverless Computing), App Engine (Web Application
Deployment), Kubernetes Engine (Container
Orchestration)

Cloud Storage (Object Storage), Persistent Disks

(Block Storage for Compute Engine), Cloud Filestore
(File Storage), Coldline (Archival Storage)

Cloud SQL (Relational Database Service - MySQL,

PostgreSQL), Cloud Spanner (Globally Distributed
Relational Database), Firestore (NoSQL Document
Database)

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloud DNS (Domain

Name System), Cloud CDN (Content Delivery
Network)

BigQuery (Data Warehousing), Cloud Dataflow (Data

Streams), Looker (Business Intelligence)

Cloud Deployment Manager (Infrastructure as Code),

Stackdriver (Monitoring), Cloud Logging (Audit
Logging)

Vertex AI, Cloud Vision API (Image Recognition),

Cloud Speech-to-Text (Speech Recognition)

Cloud IAM (Identity and Access Management), Cloud

Security Command Center (Security Scanning), Cloud
Armor (Web Application Firewall)
Microsoft Azure
Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Functions
(Serverless Computing), App Service (Web
Application Deployment), Azure Kubernetes
Service (Container Orchestration)

Azure Blob Storage (Object Storage), Azure

Disks (Block Storage for VMs), Azure Files
(File Storage), Archive Storage (Archival
Storage)

Azure SQL Database (Relational Database

Service - MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.), Cosmos
DB (NoSQL Database), Azure Database for
PostgreSQL

Azure Virtual Network (Virtual Private

Cloud), Azure DNS (Domain Name System),
Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network)

Azure Synapse Analytics (Data

Warehousing), Azure Stream Analytics (Data
Streams), Power BI (Business Intelligence)

Azure Resource Manager (Infrastructure as

Code), Azure Monitor (Monitoring), Log
Analytics (Audit Logging)

Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive

Services (Image Recognition, Speech
Recognition)

Azure Active Directory (Identity and Access

Management), Azure Security Center
(Security Scanning), Azure WAF (Web
Application Firewall)
Cloud Platform Database Type
Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

AWS

Document Databases

Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

GCP

Document Databases

Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

Azure

Document Databases
Description
* Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service):
Supports popular engines like MySQL, PostgreSQL,
Oracle, etc. Offers scalability and ease of
management.

* DynamoDB: Highly scalable and fast NoSQL

database with flexible schema.

* Amazon DocumentDB (MongoDB compatible):

Offers a managed document database service with
features similar to MongoDB.

* Cloud SQL: Managed relational database service

supporting MySQL and PostgreSQL. Offers scalability
and high availability.

* Cloud Spanner: Globally distributed relational

database offering strong consistency and high
availability.

* Firestore: Flexible, scalable NoSQL document

database with offline capabilities.

* Azure SQL Database: Managed relational database

service supporting popular engines like MySQL,
PostgreSQL, etc.

* Azure Cosmos DB: Globally distributed NoSQL

database with high throughput and low latency.

* Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Managed

PostgreSQL database service offering high
availability and scalability.
Popular Use Cases
* General-purpose applications requiring
structured data. * Web applications. *
Enterprise applications.

* Big data applications requiring high

performance and scalability. * Mobile
backends. * Internet of Things (IoT) data
storage.

* Modern web applications with large

amounts of semi-structured data. * Content
management systems (CMS).

* General-purpose applications requiring

structured data. * Web applications. *
Enterprise applications.

* Mission-critical applications requiring global

reach and high data integrity. * Large-scale
transactional workloads.

* Mobile and web applications requiring real-

time data synchronization. * Social
networking applications. * Collaborative
editing tools.

* General-purpose applications requiring

structured data. * Web applications. *
Enterprise applications.

* Mission-critical applications requiring global

reach and high scalability. * Real-time data
processing. * Internet of Things (IoT) data
storage.

* Applications requiring the robust features of

PostgreSQL. * Open-source project
deployments.
Cloud Provider Key Developments
* Amazon RDS Custom for MySQL: Enables using your
own MySQL licenses with RDS for more flexibility and
potentially lower costs.

* Improved Monitoring and Logging for Aurora:

Provides deeper insights for troubleshooting and
performance optimization in no-code/low-code
applications.
AWS

* DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX): Enables faster reads

and writes for globally distributed DynamoDB tables,
improving performance for geographically diverse
users in no-code/low-code apps.

* Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 14: Offers access to the

latest features and security updates, improving the
foundation for no-code/low-code tools built on
PostgreSQL.

* Cloud Spanner Change Streams (Beta): Enables

real-time data streaming from Cloud Spanner,
facilitating near real-time analytics for no-code/low-
code applications that require immediate insights.
GCP

* Improved Cloud Spanner Integration with BigQuery:

Streamlines data transfer between Cloud Spanner
and BigQuery for better analytics workflows in no-
code/low-code development pipelines.

* Memory-Optimized Generation 5 VMs for Azure SQL

Database: Offers improved performance for in-
memory workloads, benefiting no-code/low-code
applications requiring fast data processing.

* Enhanced Azure SQL Managed Instance for

Hyperscale: Provides increased scalability and
Azure flexibility for large-scale deployments of no-code/low-
code applications.
Azure

* Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL API: Enables

running PostgreSQL workloads on Azure Cosmos DB
with global distribution and high availability,
expanding options for no-code/low-code development
using PostgreSQL.
No-Code/Low-Code Relevance
* Potentially reduces costs for
no-code/low-code platforms using MySQL.

* Improves application stability and

performance in no-code/low-code
development.

* Enhances responsiveness for globally

distributed no-code/low-code
applications.

* Ensures security and leverages new

functionalities for no-code/low-code
development using PostgreSQL.

* Enables building no-code/low-code apps

with real-time data analysis capabilities.

* Simplifies data analysis for no-code/low-

code platforms leveraging Cloud Spanner
and BigQuery.

* Enhances performance for resource-

intensive tasks in no-code/low-code
development.

* Enables building highly scalable no-

code/low-code applications on Azure.
* Offers a wider range of deployment
options for no-code/low-code applications
requiring PostgreSQL functionalities.
Feature AWS
Pricing Model Pay-as-you-go, Reserved Instances, Spot
Instances

Global Reach Extensive global network of regions and

Availability Zones

Security & Compliance Broad range of compliance certifications

Open Source Friendliness Supports a variety of open-source

technologies but some core services are
proprietary

Strengths Broadest range of services, mature platform

Weaknesses Can be complex to navigate due to the vast

number of services

Ideal For Enterprises with complex needs and diverse

workloads
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Pay-as-you-go, Committed Use Discounts, Sustained Use
Discounts

Growing global network of regions and zones

Strong focus on security with offerings like Confidential

Computing and Identity-Aware Proxy

Strong commitment to open-source technologies with

offerings like Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Spanner

Cutting-edge AI/ML tools and data analytics capabilities

Less mature enterprise support compared to AWS

Businesses looking for innovative AI/ML solutions and

data analytics
Microsoft Azure
Pay-as-you-go, Reserved Instances,
Hybrid Benefit for on-premises
Windows Server and SQL Server
licenses

Extensive global network of regions

and Availability Zones

Comprehensive compliance offerings

and integration with Azure Active
Directory

Integrates well with open-source tools

and supports Linux environments

Strong integration with Microsoft

products and services, hybrid cloud
solutions

Can be vendor lock-in with heavy

reliance on Microsoft products

Organizations already heavily

invested in Microsoft products and
hybrid cloud deployments