Amazon Web Services (AWS) RDS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Relational Database Service (RDS) is a managed cloud service that simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases. It abstracts away complex administrative tasks like hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups, allowing developers…

Key facts

First appeared: 2009
Category: technology
Problem solved: AWS RDS was created to alleviate the significant operational burden and expertise required for managing traditional relational databases. Before RDS, developers and operations teams spent countless hours provisioning hardware, installing software, configuring backups, patching, handling replication for high availability, and scaling databases, diverting resources from core application development.
Platforms: AWS Cloud

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AWS S3 (Simple Storage Service)
AWS VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Lambda
AWS CloudWatch
AWS CloudFormation

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