Summary

We did not expect it, but in the end, we finished up with yet another lengthy chapter. In this chapter, we have gone through the different types of databases and DBMSs available, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. We have also covered optimization initiatives and ideas that can be used for cost optimization in both IaaS and PaaS services. In addition to these points, we have also learned how to optimize database licensing and our options for Reserved Capacity.

We hope that our insights have been useful and shed some light on key topics to be considered for cost optimization in databases.

It is impossible to cover all the concepts and all the possibilities in the database domain, and it goes far beyond this book, but at least the basics are covered here as a starting point for FinOps practitioners’ analysis.

To fully close the circle, in the next chapter, we are going to cover storage optimization, to review the concepts and initiatives we can work on...