Modern Database Trends
NewSQL
SQL databases with NoSQL scalability:
- ACID transactions
- SQL interface
- Horizontal scaling
Examples: CockroachDB, Google Spanner, TiDB
Cloud Databases
| Service | Type | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon RDS | Managed RDBMS | AWS |
| Amazon Aurora | MySQL/PostgreSQL compatible | AWS |
| Azure Cosmos DB | Multi-model | Microsoft |
| Google Cloud Spanner | NewSQL | |
| PlanetScale | MySQL-compatible | Independent |
Serverless Databases
- Auto-scaling
- Pay-per-query
- No server management
Examples: Aurora Serverless, Fauna, Neon
Time-Series Databases
Optimized for time-stamped data: