Today you can use MySQL in several clouds in what is considered using it as a service, a database as a service (DBaaS). Learn the differences, the access methods, and the level of control you have for the various cloud offerings including: - Amazon RDS - Google Cloud SQL - HPCloud DBaaS - Rackspace Openstack DBaaS The administration tools and ideologies behind it are completely different, and you
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