Hello, everyone. it's a pleasure to be here at con 42. 2025 discussing one of the most, transformative aspect of modern computing cloud database management systems. So I'm Prashant Reddy. And today I'll take you through the evolution of cloud database, highlighting their advantages, challenges, and future trends. So whether you're a database engineer or architect or a business leader, this session will provide valuable insights into navigating the cloud database landscape effectively. So let's jump on the rise of the cloud databases. So traditional on premise databases are rapidly being replaced by, cloud based solutions. So in fact, like the 90 percent of the enterprises are expected to migrate to cloud DBMS by 2025. So there should be a question why the answer is simple, the scalability, flexibility and the cost reduction. So the cloud, database market is booming. and it's projected to reach, almost like 68. 9 billion dollars by 2026. Growing at a growth rate of 15. 7%. So the growth is a testament to how organizations are trusting cloud platforms to manage, their most, critical, assets. So with this shift, It's essential to understand how cloud databases work and what makes them a game changer. So let's jump on to the cloud advantages, the scalability and cost effect efficiency. So the cloud databases revolutionize the way we handle the scalability and the cost. So coming to the elasticity, I would say the unlike traditional databases, Cloud DBMS scales instantly from gigabytes to petabytes within without downtime. So this means the businesses do not have to over provision the resources. So saving money while saving the money while ensuring high performance. coming to the second one, I would say the multi tenancy. Cloud DBMS reduces the infrastructure cost by almost 40, 60, 40 to 60 percent compared to the on premise solutions. and the organizations only pay for what they use. So benefiting from the enterprise grade security and automatic updates. So the serverless architectures are to eliminate the infrastructure management, which will be reducing the DevOps overhead. By up to 80%. the platform which will take care of the backup scaling and the maintenance allowing teams to focus on more over the innovation. So these benefits, make cloud databases cost efficiency. I would say the scalable and easy to manage. So coming to the performance and the cost savings, the real world impact, the impact of the cloud databases on the performance and cost savings is undeniable. I would say like 300 percent performance boost cloud based system deliver faster query responses, allowing real time analytics and quick business discussions, decisions. So 40 percent infrastructure cost reduction, smart resource allocation ensures there are no idle capacity, keeping cost optimized. So the 60%, 62 percent total cost savings over three years. So when factoring in the hardware, The maintenance and operation cost organizations see the significant, financial benefit with these compelling numbers. So it's clear why companies are shifting to cloud based, database solutions. another challenging is the thing is the migration and the vendor lock in. of course, the cloud migration is not without problems. So two major concern I would include them as migration complexity. So 60 percent of the organization faces challenges like data integrity issues, downtime risk and the schema compatibility. successful migration basically requires A careful planning, robust, a testing and the strong execution strategies. So vendor lock in, then the major another concern is the vendor lock in. 62 percent of the enterprises worry about being logged into a single cloud provider. The only solution for that is implement the portable architectures and maintain the clear exit strategies to prevent the dependency on one vendor. So addressing these all challenges ensures a smooth Cloud transition and long term flexibility. So coming to another thing is about a security and high availability. and building the trust. So security and availability are the two priorities of the cloud. So security investments, cloud providers invest heavily in the advanced threat, detection, encryption, and the compliance measures. So to ensure the data protection and coming to high availability. Cloud database management system solutions guarantee 99. 9 percent uptime down for sure and higher, reducing the downtime and ensuring the business continuity by leveraging these capabilities. Organizations can confidently move to the cloud while keeping their data secure and high available. So as we look. So basically, as we look to the future trends, NoSQL and the hybrid solutions, there are three key trends are shaping the industry. So the NoSQL in databases growing in popularity for handling the unstructured data and supporting high volume transactions. And the hybrid cloud solutions, is the best of the relational and NoSQL databases to handle diverse data workloads efficiently. And the cloud native applications, more applications are being built specifically for the cloud, utilizing the serverless and the microservices. architectures for improving resiliency. So these trends continue to define how business, store manage and leverage their data. So the demand for the cloud database expertise. has also reshaped the job market. So the salary premium, the cloud database expert, and 17 percent higher salaries than the traditional, database, management system professionals, and coming to the industry demand organizations are actively seeking skilled professionals to manage their cloud database environments and the career opportunity, I would say the cloud database skills are now essential for the career advancement in the data driven world. So investing in the cloud expertise is no longer an optional. It's a necessary for I. T. Professionals. So from these, we can the key tech takeaways. The embrace embracing the cloud revolution is to summarize the organization should focus on three main key aspects to leverage the cloud database effectively. I would say the cost efficiency, security and reliability and future proofing. So coming to cost efficiency. So the business can reduce total ownership, cost by 62%, as I said earlier, through the dynamic scaling and the resource optimization. So the coming to security and reliability, cloud databases provide. Enterprise grade security and high availability, making them ideal for mission critical applications and coming to the future proofing investing in hybrid cloud strategies and cloud database expertise is a crucial for staying competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape. So by embracing the cloud revolution, Organizations can achieve a greater efficiency, security and the innovation. So coming to, so basically coming to the navigating the cloud databases landscape for the organizations planning to migrate to the cloud, we need to follow a couple of steps. So basically, assess what we need. analyze your database workloads, compliance requirements and peak usage patterns. And, the next major important step is explore the options. So compare, cloud providers with AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google Cloud, and evaluating their cost, scalability and, security features. So the next major important step is like pilot and migrate. So that's, begin with a small scale pilot. I would say 10 to 15 percent of the data before executing the full migration, implement the paddle operations to minimize the downtime. So that's a major, a step. Every organization should be following. So a well planned approach ensures a smooth transition and maximum value from the cloud adoption. so from all these, the next steps, I would say, stay ahead of the curve. So to maintain the competitive, Edge in the cloud database management, we need to encourage continuous learning within our team. So regularly evaluate emerging technologies to stay ahead of the industry trends and, the partner build the partnerships with the cloud providers to leverage any new capabilities. So cloud technology is evolving fast and, and staying ahead will be the key to the success. So I would say, yeah. So thank you all for your time and attention. I hope this session has provided you with a valuable insights into the evolution of cloud databases and how to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead. so yeah, I would like to hear your thoughts. Let's open the floor for any questions or any discussions. Thank you so much.