Self-service administration of a database

A computer-implemented method of enabling self-service administration of a database, comprising:

• under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,
• providing a plurality of externally-facing interfaces each enabling a user to submit a Web service request to a control environment, each of the plurality of externally-facing interfaces corresponding to an action to be performed with respect to configuration of the database in a data environment, the data environment being separate from the control environment;
• and
• in response to receiving the Web service request to the control environment through one of the plurality of externally-facing interfaces, causing at least one task to be performed in the data environment corresponding to the action,
• wherein the configuration of the database by the user is performed via the control environment.

A system for enabling self-service administration of a database, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
• provide a plurality of externally-facing interfaces each enabling a user to submit a Web service request to a control environment and corresponding to an action to be performed with respect to configuration of the database in a data environment, the data environment being separate from the control environment;
• and
• in response to receiving the Web service request to the control environment through one of the plurality of externally-facing interfaces, cause at least one task to be performed in the data environment corresponding to the action,
• wherein the configuration of the database by the user is performed via the control environment.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions for enabling self-service administration of a database, the instructions when executed by a processor causing the processor to:

• provide a plurality of externally-facing interfaces each enabling a user to submit a Web service request to a control environment and corresponding to an action to be performed with respect to configuration of the database in a data environment, the data environment being separate from the control environment;
• and
• in response to receiving the Web service request to the control environment through one of the plurality of externally-facing interfaces, cause at least one task to be performed in the data environment corresponding to the action,
• wherein the configuration of the database by the user is performed via the control environment.