Cloud Databases

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What is a Cloud Database?

A cloud database is like storing your toys in a friend’s big safe house instead of your small box. 🚀

It’s a database that runs on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), so you don’t need to worry about servers, storage, or backups.

Your App

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🌐 Internet

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☁️ Cloud Database

Types of Cloud Databases

Type	Description	Examples
Relational (SQL)	Traditional SQL databases hosted in the cloud	AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL
NoSQL	Flexible, schema-less cloud databases	Azure Cosmos DB, DynamoDB
Data Warehouses	Designed for analytics and big queries	Snowflake, BigQuery
Serverless DBs	Databases that scale automatically with zero management	AWS Aurora Serverless

Examples

AWS RDS (Relational DB)

# Connect using Python (PostgreSQL)
import psycopg2
conn = psycopg2.connect(
  host="mydb.aws.com",
  user="admin",
  password="mypassword",
  dbname="shop"
)

MongoDB Atlas (Document DB)

{
  "customer": "Alice",
  "orders": [
    { "product": "Laptop", "price": 1200 }
  ]
}

Advanced Cloud DB Concepts

Scalability: Cloud DBs grow automatically with traffic.
High Availability: Data is replicated across regions.
Backup & Recovery: Automatic snapshots.
Security: Encryption + Identity Access Management.

Great Job! 🎉

Now that you understand Cloud Databases, explore NoSQL or continue with ETL & Data Warehousing.