{"id":33765,"date":"2024-01-23T07:42:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/?p=33765"},"modified":"2025-03-18T06:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:34:04","slug":"database-trends-2024-the-power-of-cloud-consumption-models-and-the-popularity-of-postgresql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/database-trends-2024-the-power-of-cloud-consumption-models-and-the-popularity-of-postgresql\/","title":{"rendered":"Database Trends 2024: The Power of Cloud, Consumption Models, and the Popularity of PostgreSQL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inner_content\">\n<p>A large proportion of our customers rely on eG Enterprise to monitor and troubleshoot application and end-user experience problems caused by problems in underlying database dependencies. Our end-to-end unified monitoring and root-cause analysis platform supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/supported-technologies\/database-monitoring\">all major database technologies<\/a>. Over recent years, we have witnessed a significant shift from traditional on-premises databases to more dynamic, scalable solutions. As our customers\u2019 database usage has evolved, we have naturally introduced support for newer database technologies as customers adopt them.<\/p>\n<p>This evolution is characterized by the widespread adoption of cloud database services, the emergence of consumption-based models exemplified by Snowflake, and the rising popularity of databases such PostgreSQL. In this blog post, I&#8217;ll explore a few of the key trends we have seen in the past few years that we expect to see carry on into 2024. I will highlight the role of cloud platforms and services such as Amazon Aurora and Azure SQL, alongside the advantages of pay-as-you-consume models such as Snowflake and the versatility of PostgreSQL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-zoom.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33773 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1.webp\" alt=\"A diagram showing the eG Enterprise console where a slow database query has been automatically highlighted to the IT admin\" width=\"750\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-300x149.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-310x154.webp 310w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-140x70.webp 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_caption\">Figure 1: Database problems are often the root cause of application or service failure<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_1_Cloud_Storage_and_Infrastructure\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 1. Cloud Storage and Infrastructure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The move from on-premises to cloud-based databases has become integral to modern data management strategies. Removing the overheads of maintaining physical infrastructure is a strong trend. Many organizations now have clear hybrid or cloud strategies and have moved some or even all their existing database operations into the cloud. Moving databases off physical self-managed on-prem servers to virtual servers running on VMs in public cloud (a lift and shift approach) is very common.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You only have to look at the vast array of database options available via Azure to see this trend, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/3-azure-sql-deployment-options\/\">Choosing Azure Database Services \u2013 What are the options?<\/a>, for more details.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon AWS (Amazon Web Services) also offers a wealth of database options that have driven in to become a market leader as detailed in <a href=\"https:\/\/clouddb.substack.com\/p\/awss-long-steady-climb-to-the-top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">AWS&#8217;s Long, Steady Climb to the Top of the Database Market (substack.com)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A recent survey by DZone for their <a href=\"https:\/\/dzone.com\/trendreports\/database-systems-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">September 2023 Database Trend report<\/a>, cited that <em>\u201cMost organizations are using at least some cloud-based data storage solutions, with 41% of respondents saying their company stores all its data in the cloud and 33% saying their company uses a hybrid cloud approach. Only about a quarter of respondents (24%) said that their data storage was completely on-premises&#8221;<\/em>. Interestingly this report also explored the drivers of cloud migration with the requirement &#8220;Maintain high availability\u201d being the top reason users migrated to cloud, i.e. users were not simply looking to rid themselves of maintenance but actively seeking features intrinsic to cloud infrastructures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"link_list_style\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 20px; padding: 20px 20px 2px;\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_databases_in_the_cloud_make_it_easier_to_manage\"><\/span>Do databases in the cloud make it easier to manage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whilst cloud hosted technologies certainly free the organization from physical infrastructure and can also remove the overhead of updating the database software via a managed service, there is still plenty of work for the DB Administrator and plenty that needs to be troubleshot when problems occur. It\u2019s still the administrator\u2019s responsibility to deal with long running queries, maintaining indexes etc.<\/p>\n<p>The free whitepaper: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/white-paper\/top-10-requirements-for-performance-monitoring-of-cloud-applications-and-infrastructures\">White Paper | Top 10 Requirements for Performance Monitoring of Cloud Applications and Infrastructures<\/a> covers challenges those using cloud databases need to plan for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_2_Fully_Managed_Cloud_Database_Services\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 2. Fully Managed Cloud Database Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Platforms like AWS RDS, Azure SQL, and even the robust PostgreSQL in cloud environments offer organizations with scalable, managed solutions that eliminate the complexities of traditional on-premises setups. The implementation of the database itself, patching, security and so on become the responsibility of the database service provider freeing administrators not only of physical infrastructure maintenance but also maintaining the database software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Scalability:<\/b> Cloud databases facilitate seamless scaling of resources based on demand, ensuring optimal performance during peak usage.<\/li>\n<li><b>Managed Services:<\/b> Cloud providers handle routine database management tasks, allowing organizations to focus on application development while maintaining data integrity.<\/li>\n<li><b>Global Accessibility:<\/b> Cloud databases, including PostgreSQL in cloud deployments, offer universal data access, fostering collaboration in distributed environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn More About this Database Trend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The factors that influence the choice of a fully managed service such as AWS RDS are covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-between-aws-rds-and-ec2-hosted-database\/\">AWS RDS vs EC2: How to choose the right hosted database<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Azure SQL offers on-prem Microsoft SQL Server users a number of routes to cloud both lift-and-shift and fully managed, the choices and factors that influence that choice are covered in, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/3-azure-sql-deployment-options\/\">Azure SQL Deployment Options: Making the Right Choice<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_3_Pay-as-You-Consume_Models\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 3. Pay-as-You-Consume Models<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Traditional database models often involved substantial upfront investments and the risk of underutilized resources. The advent of pay-as-you-consume models, as seen in platforms like Snowflake, has revolutionized cost structures by allowing organizations to pay based on actual usage. The direct link between usage and pricing is particularly useful for organizations delivering subscription-based apps to their customers as their costs scale with their user base and revenue stream.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cost Efficiency:<\/b> Pay-as-you-consume models eliminate the need for upfront investments in excess capacity, ensuring organizations only pay for the resources they use.<\/li>\n<li><b>Flexibility:<\/b> Adaptable to changing data needs, these models provide flexibility without the commitment to fixed infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li><b>Performance Optimization:<\/b> These pricing models encourage the optimization of queries and resource utilization for enhanced efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have added support to monitor and troubleshoot Pay-as-You-Use DB technologies such as Snowflake within eG Enterprise and have covered some details of this type of model plus some links where you can explore in more depth, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/eg-enterprise-adds-advanced-performance-monitoring-of-snowflake\/\">eG Enterprise adds Advanced Performance Monitoring of Snowflake | eG Innovations<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/documentation\/Snowflake\/What-is-Snowflake.htm\">What is Snowflake (eginnovations.com)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-zoom.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot showing eG Enterprise automatically monitoring and alerting on Snowflake database usage and costs\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-310x194.webp 310w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-140x88.webp 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_caption\">Figure 2: Tracking their costs is a priority for those using eG Enterprise to monitor and troubleshoot their Snowflake usage. Alerting on abnormal usage and costs is an important safeguard.<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_4_PostgreSQL_is_Growing_in_Popularity\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 4. PostgreSQL is Growing in Popularity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Amidst the evolving landscape, PostgreSQL stands out as a robust, open-source relational database management system known for its extensibility and adherence to SQL standards. Whether deployed on-premises or in the cloud, PostgreSQL continues to gain traction for its reliability, data integrity, and support for advanced features. Popularity matters to some extent when choosing DB technologies as it is usually far easier to find skilled staff and resources if a technology is widely adopted. Businesses, in general, are less enthusiastic about open-source solutions than developers, however PostgreSQL does stand out for the rate at which it is gaining traction in Enterprise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key features that attract many to PostgreSQL include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Extensibility:<\/b> PostgreSQL&#8217;s extensibility allows users to define their data types, operators, and indexing methods, providing a high degree of customization.<\/li>\n<li><b>ACID Compliance:<\/b> PostgreSQL adheres to ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) principles, ensuring data integrity and reliability.<\/li>\n<li><b>Advanced Features:<\/b> Support for JSON, full-text search, and spatial data types makes PostgreSQL versatile for a wide range of applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The DB Engines Rankings are a monthly ranking of DB popularity and PostgreSQL now consistently features in the top 5 technologies listed, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/db-engines.com\/en\/ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">DB-Engines Ranking &#8211; popularity ranking of database management systems<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Developers\u2019 enthusiasm for PostgreSQL is explored in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterprisedb.com\/blog\/postgres-most-admired-database-in-stack-overflow-2023\">Postgres is the Undisputed Most Admired and Desired Database in Stack Overflow\u2019s 2023 Developer Survey | EDB (enterprisedb.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_5_Using_Things_That_Arent_Exactly_Always_Databases_-_such_as_Redis\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 5. Using Things That Aren\u2019t Exactly Always Databases &#8211; such as Redis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I struggled to find a title to describe this trend well. Basically, we are seeing a lot of interest in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/supported-technologies\/redis-monitoring\">Redis monitoring technologies<\/a>. In some of the DB rankings you will see Redis up in the top 10, in others completely absent. Its usage is certainly widespread. Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) is an in-memory data structure store that _can_ be used as a primary database but is often used in streaming workflows and other use cases as a cache or to facilitate messaging. Its popularity reflects the rise of microservice and distributed architectures that it is better suited to than many traditional DB technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding how Redis differs from traditional databases is a very useful mechanism to understand how modern application delivery is evolving. Our overview on Redis may help you understand this trend more, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/glossary\/redis\">Redis &#8211; IT Glossary | eG Innovations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-3-zoom.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-3.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot of eG Enterprise console showing an issue where automated root-cause diagnostics have identified a performance slowdown in Redis\" width=\"558\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-3.webp 558w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-3-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-3-310x201.webp 310w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-3-140x91.webp 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_caption\">Figure 3: eG Enterprise automated alerting and root-cause diagnostics for Redis are proving popular<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_6_On-prem_Still_has_a_Market\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 6. On-prem Still has a Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We still see plenty of on-prem DB technologies. The likes of IBM, SAP and Oracle are still doing a lot of business. Most surveys and reports show traditional on-prem technologies losing market share to cloud options. However, this reflects the fact that the overall DB market is growing, fueled by cheaper storage. Whilst most growth in the database market is now in cloud delivered technologies, the traditional on-prem market remains stable alibi somewhat static. For many organizations on-prem suits compliance requirements and data localization requirements for now.<\/p>\n<p>One DB usage report that many place much weight on is the annual Gartner Report &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/documents\/4432699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">Market Share Analysis: Database Management Systems, Worldwide, 2022 (gartner.com)<\/a>, and many analysts have covered the trends in these Gartner reports, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/new-gartner-report-shows-massive-growth-database-market-fueled-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">New Gartner report shows massive growth in the database market, fueled by cloud | TechRepublic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We certainly see a lot of customers looking to use eG Enterprise as their single console monitoring solution to cover all their DB technologies both on-prem and in cloud as they expand their DB footprint often adding newer cloud technologies alongside their on-prem databases.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the newest on-premises cloud models such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/hybrid-cloud-strategies-aws-launches-dedicated-local-zones-with-singapore-government-as-first-customer\/\">Amazon Dedicated Local Zones<\/a> will start nibbling at the traditional on-prem DB market will be one to watch.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_7_AI_and_Big_Data_are_Influencing_DB_Choices_and_Monitoring\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 7. AI and Big Data are Influencing DB Choices and Monitoring<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AI and Big Data are influencing database technologies and user preferences. The advent of massive and diverse datasets associated with Big Data has driven users towards databases optimized for such data. NoSQL databases like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/supported-technologies\/mongodb-monitoring-performance-management\">MongoDB<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/documentation\/Cassandra-Database\/Introduction-to-Cassandra-Database-Monitoring.htm\">Apache Cassandra<\/a> are favored for their ability to manage unstructured data, aligning with the demands of Big Data applications. The need for real-time data processing in AI applications encourages the use of in-memory databases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/documentation\/SAP-HANA-Database-server\/Introduction-to-SAP-HANA-Database-server-Monitoring.htm\">SAP HANA<\/a>. The scalability demands of Big Data and AI workloads often leads users to opt for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mongodb.com\/basics\/horizontal-vs-vertical-scaling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">horizontally scalable databases<\/a> like Apache Cassandra and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/documentation\/Monitoring-AWS-EC2-Cloud\/AWS-DynamoDB-Test.htm\">Amazon DynamoDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These types of use case are also driving users to seek newer database monitoring and observability technologies which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/product\/capabilities\/aiops-monitoring\">AIOps (Artificial intelligence for IT operations) capabilities<\/a> themselves. With dynamically scaling, heterogeneous and cloud-based database environments, traditional tools are no longer sufficient.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-4.webp\" alt=\"A graphic explaining AIOps and the associated processes of monitoring, engaging and automating\" width=\"750\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-4.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-4-300x140.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-4-310x144.webp 310w, https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/images-4-140x65.webp 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_caption\">Figure 4: AIOps-enabled observability is becoming essential to troubleshoot modern database technologies<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database_Trends_2024_-_8_Containerization\"><\/span>Database Trends 2024 &#8211; 8. Containerization<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Historically, we have always seen a lot of databases virtualized onto Virtual Machines (VMs) running on a hypervisor on-prem or on cloud VM instances. This is not surprising as eG Enterprise monitors most major cloud and virtualization technologies such as Citrix, VMware, Azure, AWS and so on.<\/p>\n<p>We are increasingly seeing more databases run within containers. It is now very common to see MongoDB, Redis, MySQL and PostgreSQL deployed in conjunction with Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, VMware Tanzu and so on. Again, as eG Enterprise covers monitoring of these components it is not surprising we see those customers who do this. This is a relatively recent trend, as previously there were obstacles within many containerized \/ associated technologies, see <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/databases-finally-get-containerized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">Databases \u2014 Finally \u2014 Get Containerized &#8211; The New Stack<\/a> for a reasonable overview. As such most of the well-established surveys and reports that poll cloud vs. on-prem usage have as yet to differentiate between containerized vs. virtualized vs. bare-metal usage.<\/p>\n<p>For those looking for information on VMs vs. Containers, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/containers-vs-vms\/\">Containers vs VM &amp; Virtual Machines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learn_more\"><\/span>Learn more<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For details on eG Enterprise monitoring and diagnostics for databases, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/supported-technologies\/database-monitoring\">Database Monitoring | eG Innovations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For information on tuning databases for application performance, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/slow-database-query\/\">Slow Database Queries and Application Performance Tuning (eginnovations.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large proportion of our customers rely on eG Enterprise to monitor and troubleshoot application and end-user experience problems caused by problems in underlying database dependencies. 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