Updated: July 22, 2024 (July 22, 2024)

Database Offerings 2024: Understanding Specialized Services

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Specialized database services, including Dataverse, Azure Cache for Redis, and Azure Confidential Ledger, support Power Platform and Dynamics 365, distributed caching, and decentralized transactions.
The services can speed solution development versus using standard database services to build the functionality.
Most offerings limit customizations and are more expensive than using traditional database offerings.

Microsoft offers several hosted, specialized database offerings that provide capabilities for specific workloads. These services are not designed for general database use, although they have some customization capabilities. This report covers three such services: Dataverse, Azure Cache for Redis, and Azure Confidential Ledger. Each targets specific use cases.

Dataverse

Dataverse is a Microsoft-hosted database service for traditional business data. The service’s primary focus is to provide back-end database capabilities for the Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio, and for Dynamics 365 CRM-related applications.

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