Introduction to Data

Stores in Cloud
Computing
In the dynamic world of cloud computing, data stores play a pivotal role in
empowering businesses to harness the full potential of their digital assets. From
relational databases to object storage, this introduction will explore the diverse
landscape of cloud-based data solutions.

by Akash Kumar Maurya

Relational Databases
Amazon RDS Google Cloud SQL Key Features

A fully managed service that A fully-managed database Automatic backups, high

simplifies the setup, operation, service that makes it easy to set availability, and easy scalability,
and scaling of relational up, maintain, manage, and allowing businesses to focus on
databases such as MySQL, administer your relational application development rather
PostgreSQL, and Oracle. databases. than database management.
NoSQL Databases
1 Amazon DynamoDB 2 Google Cloud
A fast and flexible NoSQL
database service for
applications that need
consistent, single-digit
millisecond latency at any
scale.
3 Key Advantages
Datastore
Flexible data models,
A fully managed, horizontal scalability, and
schemaless NoSQL high availability, making
document database for them ideal for modern web
building scalable apps with and mobile applications.
high availability and
automatic scaling.
Object Storage
Amazon S3
A highly durable, secure, and
scalable object storage service
for storing and retrieving any
amount of data from
anywhere on the web.
Google Cloud Storage
A fully managed, scalable,
and highly durable object
storage service for storing and
accessing your data from
anywhere.
Key Benefits
Unlimited storage capacity,
automatic scaling, and cost-
effective pricing, making it
ideal for backup, archive, and
content distribution.
Block Storage

Amazon EBS Google Persistent Disk Key Use Cases

Provides persistent, high- High-performance, network- Ideal for databases, file systems,
performance block storage attached, block-level storage and other applications that require
volumes for Amazon EC2 volumes that can be attached to low-latency, high-throughput
instances. virtual machine instances. access to block-level storage.
In-Memory Databases
Amazon ElastiCache
A fully managed in-memory data store and cache service, supporting open-source
compatible engines like Redis and Memcached.

Google Cloud Memorystore

A fully managed in-memory data service that is compatible with the Redis open-
source database engine.

Key Benefits
Extremely low latency, high throughput, and real-time responsiveness, making them
ideal for caching, gaming, and IoT applications.
Data Warehouses
Amazon Redshift A fast, fully managed, petabyte-scale data
warehouse solution that makes it simple and cost-
effective to analyze all your data.

Google BigQuery A fully managed, serverless data warehouse that

enables super-fast SQL queries using the
processing power of Google's infrastructure.

Key Capabilities Efficient data storage, powerful analytics, and

seamless integration with other data services,
allowing businesses to gain valuable insights.
Conclusion and Key Takeaways
1 Diverse Options
Cloud computing offers a wide range of data store solutions, each tailored to
specific application needs and workloads.

2 Scalability and Flexibility

Cloud data stores can easily scale up or down to meet changing business
requirements, ensuring cost-effectiveness and high availability.

3 Managed Services
Many cloud data stores are fully managed, reducing the burden of database
administration and allowing teams to focus on innovation.