Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) has become critical for every organization to support new and growing data management requirements. These platforms provide faster provisioning, unlimited elastic scale, and continuous availability for EA pros to drive innovation and growth. Forrester identified the 13 most significant DBaaS vendors — Amazon Web Services (AWS), CenturyLink, Citus Data, ClearDB, EnterpriseDB, Google, IBM, Microsoft, MongoDB, Oracle, Rackspace, Redis Labs, and SAP — and researched, analyzed, and scored them against 30 criteria.