How Next-Generation Databases Boost Performance
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How Next-Generation Databases Boost Performance
For organizations to stay above the rising tide of data agility, they’ll need to innovate their data storage options through next-generation databases. -
Next Big Thing
51% of survey respondents said their organization is considering the acquisition of a next-generation database, and 58% said that next-generation database deployment will grow faster than traditional database usage over the next two years. -
Mass Production
63% of survey respondents from companies investing in next-generation databases have already deployed at least 10 nodes for these operations, and 28% have deployed no less than 50. -
Biggest Benefits of Next-Generation Databases
Scalability: 81%, Performance: 44%, Lower cost of ownership: 37%, Flexible data model: 36%, App agility: 22% -
Most Common Tech Functions for Next-Generation Database Focus
Analytics: 54%, Enterprise apps: 37%, Software as a Service: 35%, Customer information initiatives: 35%, Monitoring: 28% -
Support Areas, Part I
60% of survey respondents from organizations using next-generation databases said they are doing so for testing and development environments, and 42% said these databases are deployed for production/on-premise needs. -
Support Areas, Part II
40% of these survey respondents said their company is currently using next-generation databases for sandbox/trial environments, and 29% said they're needed for production/public cloud projects. -
Top Non-Tech Barriers to Next-Generation Database Adoption
Lack of knowledge/experience: 61%, Slow adoption of tech within company: 44%, Insufficient resources: 35%, Concerns about open source: 28%, Doubts about vendor viability: 27% -
Growth Spurt
59% of survey respondents anticipate that their company's database size has the potential to double over the next two years, with nearly one-quarter indicating that database size will expand beyond that within this time frame. -
Persistent Problem
38% said their database operations cause app performance/availability issues at least several times a month. -
Must-Have Quality
89% said data backup/recovery is critical for production applications. -
Security Steps
54% said they depend upon native database replication to protect against data loss within their next-generation database, and 42% take node-by-node snapshots.
The majority of organizations predict that their deployment of next-generation database tech will outpace traditional database deployment within the next two years, according to a recent survey from Datos IO. The resulting report, titled "Data Protection for Next-Gen Databases," defines next-generation databases as distributed or scale-out databases or cloud databases, including NoSQL databases. Clearly, interest in these databases is on the rise, with organizations now deploying at least 10 nodes for them—if not 50 or more. Subsequently, they benefit from greater scalability and performance, with lower cost of ownership. However, many still struggle with performance, availability and data protection issues. "IT application and database professionals clearly understand that for organizations to ride this unprecedented tide of data agility, they also need to innovate data storage, specifically for distributed backup and recovery," said Tarun Thakur, co-founder and CEO of Datos IO. "To deploy and scale next-generation applications, enterprises must be sure that data can be managed and recovered over its lifecycle at scale. To unlock the full potential of data, it is imperative that businesses fill data protection gaps now." More than 200 IT professionals responsible for app and database deployment, operation, management and architecture took part in the research.