Amazon SimpleDB is a highly available NoSQL data store that offloads the work of database administration. Developers simply store and query data items via web services requests and Amazon SimpleDB does the rest.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Amazon SimpleDB | 2.0% |
| Oracle Berkeley DB | 10.3% |
| Actian Versant FastObjects | 9.3% |
| Other | 78.4% |
Unbound by the strict requirements of a relational database, Amazon SimpleDB is optimized to provide high availability and flexibility, with little or no administrative burden. Behind the scenes, Amazon SimpleDB creates and manages multiple geographically distributed replicas of your data automatically to enable high availability and data durability. The service charges you only for the resources actually consumed in storing your data and serving your requests. You can change your data model on the fly, and data is automatically indexed for you. With Amazon SimpleDB, you can focus on application development without worrying about infrastructure provisioning, high availability, software maintenance, schema and index management, or performance tuning.
Amazon SimpleDB was previously known as SimpleDB.
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| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| SAP Senior Architect at Cognizant | 4.0 | I use Amazon SimpleDB for managing my SAP database, appreciating its reduced development time, agility, and ability to handle unstructured data. However, I need improved adaptability for database structures without major disruptions. I solely use Amazon AWS. |
