Amazon Relational Database Services (RDS)

Amazon Relational Database Services (RDS) is a cost-efficient, scalable, managed cloud database service that eases arduous DB administrative tasks – hardware provisioning, DB configurations, patching, backup. Amazon RDS supports various open source and licensed database engines such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server.

For organizations keen to focus on innovation more than managing infrastructure, shift to Amazon RDS does simplify administrative overheads. Yet, they would need strong DB expertise to realize cost savings, consistent performance, high availability, continuous security and compliance, and faster ROI on their AWS investments.