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Data level

Data level

- [Educator] The data level is about defining which database systems are correct for the architecture in terms of meeting requirements of humans, applications, and systems that will be using the cloud-based databases. Defining the right logical architecture for the data. And finally, picking the cloud-based database you'll need to solve the problems. This could be a single database brand and product or many different types of databases running on many different clouds. There are two basic patterns in how databases are used. First, transactional databases, meaning that the databases are updated constantly. Examples of this include sales order entry systems or web-based retail sites. This means that we're looking for databases that use specific database models such as relational or object databases that are known to function well in supportive transactional systems in the cloud. Also, databases that are cost-effective and…

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