Google Cloud Databases
Bigtable
Wide-column NoSQL database for very large, low-latency workloads.
What it is used for
- Time-series and IoT data
- Personalisation
- Ad tech and analytics
Equivalent on AWS
The closest AWS service is Amazon Keyspaces: serverless, managed database compatible with Apache Cassandra.
How DomainHostly helps with Bigtable
- Plan: choose the right setup, size and region for your workload and budget.
- Set up securely: configure Bigtable with least-privilege access, encryption and backups where they apply.
- Migrate: move from shared hosting, your own servers or the other cloud with minimal downtime.
- Run and optimise: monitoring, updates and regular cost reviews so you only pay for what you use.
Databases: Managed relational, NoSQL, in-memory and specialised databases.
What to consider: Databases
- Pick relational databases for transactions and reporting, NoSQL for very high scale with simple access patterns.
- Enable automated backups, point-in-time recovery and a standby replica for production.
- Keep the database on a private network and never expose it directly to the internet.
Related services: Databases
- Cloud SQL (Google Cloud)
- AlloyDB for PostgreSQL (Google Cloud)
- Spanner (Google Cloud)
- Firestore (Google Cloud)
- Memorystore (Google Cloud)
- Datastream (Google Cloud)
- Amazon RDS (AWS)
- Amazon Aurora (AWS)
- Amazon DynamoDB (AWS)
- Amazon ElastiCache (AWS)