# Working with MariaDB Although IONOS Cloud DBaaS does not grant superuser access to MariaDB services, you may still view database clusters and perform administrator-level activities. ## DBaaS services offered by IONOS Cloud All back-end tasks necessary to keep your database operating at peak efficiency are handled by the IONOS Cloud platform. You can perform the following: * Database installation via the DCD or the DBaaS API. * Pre-set database configuration and configuration management options. * Automated backups for seven days with point-in-time restore. * Regular patches and upgrades during maintenance. * Service monitoring both for the database and the underlying infrastructure. ## Database administration Tasks related to the optimal health of the database remain your responsibility. These include: * Optimization * Data organization * Index creation * Statistics modification * Query optimization by reviewing access plans --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/databases/mariadb/overview/working-with-mariadb.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.