The data replication and synchronization landscape has changed enormously in the last five years. The ever-increasing volume and detail of data that is shared among systems has become a key priority for IT executives in a range of companies. Despite the increase in performance and capacity, hardware costs have reduced over the years, enabling companies to store more data in their Enterprise data warehouses. However, software license costs have soared; vendors typically force users to upgrade and charge extra for new features. To reduce IT budgets, CTOs are taking on a completely different approach to computing, that is, the Cloud.

No longer do we need to buy our own hardware, install the software products, and pay consultants to configure them. We can now buy Software as a Service (SaaS), where all aspects of building a computer system are taken care of. One of the many services offered in cloud computing is SaaS. We can pay for this service annually,...