Capping what we’d informally term “Database Week,” MariaDB has chimed in with an added premium service to the SkySQL managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) released last month. The new offering, branded Power Tier, is designed for higher-end MariaDB customers with their own demands for customizing their cloud footprint, taking a cue the old Burger King Have it your way tag line.
The options include instance types, replication, and key management, among others. MariaDB’s approach to DBaaS is very much in contrast to how most cloud managed services run, which is that they offer a limited list of options, if they offer options at all.