Amazon RDS is a managed database service that simplifies deployment, operation, and scaling of relational databases in the cloud. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and SQL Server with automatic backups and failover.
| Pricing from | From £0.19 per hour depending on instance type |
| Best for | Cloud-native applications and organisations wanting fully managed databases |
| Website | aws.amazon.com/rds/ |
Strengths and trade-offs
- Completely managed including backups, patches, and high availability
- Easy integration with other AWS services and horizontal read scaling through replicas
- Vendor lock-in to AWS ecosystem
- Pricing can escalate quickly with large workloads
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