Database-as-a-Service use increases but some businesses face unexpected bills

The share of companies using Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) has increased to 45 percent, compared to 40 percent last year, according to a new survey. The study from open source database company Percona finds more than half (56 percent) of large companies use DBaaS. In line with the trend of companies looking to mitigate their risk, around half use more than one DBaaS service. However, around 22 percent have found that their cloud spending was higher than expected, while 60 percent say their cloud spending was about right. For 17 percent, their cloud spend was lower than expected. "For many organizations, growth… [Continue Reading]