Introducing ODS – High performances SQL database as a service (opens in new tab)

(blog.online.net)

51 pointsUsu9y ago5 comments

5 comments

Looks to be very specifically geared towards a certain type of database load. The ratio of CPU, RAM and storage is fixed, and (in my opinion) the offering includes tons of CPU/RAM with relatively paltry storage sizes.

Additionally, no built-in HA / replication options.

That said, this nicely illustrates how nearly any competent setup will run circles around RDS in terms of queries per second.

And yet I still choose RDS…

matt20009y ago

Agreed, not being able to scale storage independently of CPU is kind of a deal breaker. Feels like it's just a way to get you up to higher instance types whether you need the CPU or not.

rubenv9y ago

Where are these hosted?

Much queries per second is fine, but I care about latency. Unless you're in AWS, it'll be hard to beat AWS RDS on that count.

cknight9y ago

Online.net's data centres are all located in the Paris region.

alex_hitchins9y ago

What about the legal issues around holding your data in a country/jurisdiction other than your own? I appreciate this is the same issue with AWS, Azure etc. Given recent Brexit and Trump disasters, is the location 'safe'.

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