The video my talk about the future of relational databases on the cloud at the recent Cloud Computing Conference Greece is now available. The deck of the presentation is online too.
Abstract
The major cloud providers offer different options to run a relational database on the cloud. A recent approach is to rely on so-called serverless databases that offer both traditional TCP connections and HTTP API access. In a short journey to databases on the cloud, we will compare different approaches and services, explore the main benefits and limitations of a serverless RDBMS versus a more traditional managed database.
I really enjoyed being yesterday one of the keynote speakers at the virtual Cloud Computing Conference Greece. Thanks Grigoris for the invitation and looking forward to a future edition in Greece! Below the slides of my 25 minutes talk about the future of relational databases on the cloud. And my experience juggling MySQL on AWS.
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In a week time I will be a keynote speaker at the Cloud Computing Conference organized by Boussias in Greece. I will be (virtually) on stage discussing one of my favourite topics, The Future of Relational Databases on the Cloud.
Abstract
The major cloud providers offer different options to run a relational database on the cloud. A recent approach is to rely on so-called serverless databases that offer both traditional TCP connections and HTTP API access. In a short journey to databases on the cloud, we will compare different approaches and services, explore the main benefits and limitations of a serverless RDBMS versus a more traditional managed database.
Update: you can now find the video here and the slides here.
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