LongJump, a customizable business applications provider is unveiling a new service, i.e. Database-as-a-Service (DaaS). With Software-as-a-Service becoming more mainstream, it is inevitably to observe the trend and market response of this DaaS. Unlike SaaS, DaaS-delivered offering is a new service in the market, with the main purpose for mid-market businesses to automate a database that is highly scalable, secure and cost-effective. According to LongJump, DaaS is a database service that drive your data on the Web, eliminate infrastructure management as well as a service that helps to reduce administration effort.

Visually, there are no much detailed information available on their landing page, but through a chart offered by them (also embedded in the below), we roughly know that a back-end open source database system is being used, and users are allowed to access this DaaS through a Web browser and SOAP or REST APIs is provided in this instance.

Unlike SaaS, DaaS may sound like a mere fad. Thus, for the corporate decision makers that choose to this DaaS route, they need to consider what are the main reasons for them in adopting DaaS. Can DaaS serve a disruptor to the database market, it is still an early question. Perhaps, to make initial decision whether a DaaS is suitably for an enterprise, 30 days trial period is not enough. On the other hand, securities vulnerabilities, integration issues, and etc. must taken consideration in the first place if an enterprise want to move into this DaaS route.

via [InfoQ]