Database platforms are cloud platforms that enable you to deploy and manage different database types like relational, NoSQL, and in-memory databases.

You can store small databases on a file system and more extensive databases on computer clusters or cloud storage.

A database management system (DBMS) stands between end users, the database, and applications to help capture and analyze the data shared between these mediums.

In essence, the database platform is a combination of the database, the database management system, and other applications associated with the database.