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IBM DBaaS Toolkit Supports Open Source Cloud Databases

IBM's latest toolkit supports open source DBaaS technology allowing organizations to cut back on licensing and HIT infrastructure costs.

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By Elizabeth O'Dowd

- IBM announced the release of its new Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) toolkit, Open Platform for DBaaS on IBM Power Systems. The toolkit is for open source databases to provide developers and IT departments with more speed and control over their data.

The platform allows administrators and developers to deploy a fully configured private cloud with automated provisioning for open source database services. The supported open source databases include MongoDB, EDB PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Redis, Neo4j, and Apache Cassandra.

The DBaaS platform provides an efficient cloud environment while maintaining visibility and control over infrastructure resources. Open Platform is built for big data and offers organizations high server density.