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Ask HN: Why do "Databases as a Service" often die?
I've recently (in the last 1-2 years) seen a lot of databases as services die, or disappear. Is there a reason for this, or just another opportunity to get it right?
By DB-AA-S I don't mean throwing up a MYSQL server and charging service fee's, I mean actual sites where you can create a database and use it through the companies front end.
- ddorian43 14y agoI think latency is one reason.
- riffraff 14y agoI guess if you don't want to manage a db by yourself, it's usually still more convenient to use one db-aa-s in the cloud platform you are using for the rest, e.g., using postgres on heroku, RDS on AWS, mysql on appengine etc. You win on integration, latency, management, billing etc.
- maggioant 14y agoWhat are some examples that you've seen die?
- hboon 14y agoAre you referring to something more like DabbleDB rather than MongoHQ?