Why “good enough” cloud databases are becoming a business risk

A Futurum Group study commissioned by ScyllaDB found many tech leaders are uneasy about their current cloud databases, but still delay changes.

Database migrations are often triggered only after outages, cost pressure, or a strategy shift, rather than through proactive planning.

Leaders are increasingly concerned about rising database costs, performance risk, and how future AI/ML workloads will strain current systems.

The study suggests complacency around cloud databases can turn into business risk, leading to outages, budget overruns, and rushed migrations.