MariaDB recently announced SkySQL, the first DBaaS (database-as-a-service) to unlock the power of the MariaDB Platform. You’re likely familiar with the traditional row-based storage that RDBMS platforms offer, and while MariaDB SkySQL certainly offers that approach, it also provides much more.
MariaDB Platform for Analytics leverages the columnar capabilities of MariaDB ColumnStore with data placed on object storage in the cloud. With this functionality, you not only get the high-performance analytical benefits of columnar storage, but you eliminate the need to pre-allocate storage for growth. MariaDB Platform for Analytics allows you to perform real-time ad hoc queries on big data using inexpensive pay-as-you-go object storage.