Question: Database as a Service
You are the database administrator for the customer database of a medium-sized manufacturing firm. The database runs on an Oracle database management system installed on a server owned and managed by your firm's small IT organization. Recently you have been receiving a number of complaints from users of the database about extremely slow response time to their queries and report requests. Management has asked you to prepare a set of proposed solutions.
Review Questions
1. What advantages might be gained from moving to a database as a service environment?
2. Can you think of any possible disadvantages to this approach?
Critical Thinking Questions
1. What additional questions need to be answered before you can decide if the database as a service approach is right for your firm?
2. How might such a move affect you and your role?