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RDS--database as a service
Updated March 05, 2021

RDS--database as a service

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is being used by the entire organization (benefits), but managed, when needed, by the IT department. The main problem that it solved was management (backup, daily operations, scaling, etc.), plus the RDS benefits that are related to management (updates, maintenance windows, easier and faster setup to help the administrators).
  • Management
  • Security
  • Backup
  • Daily activities
  • Monitoring
  • Integration with active directory that is not AWS-managed
  • Sometimes you change something in configuration and don't know if the instance will reboot
  • Some stuff on the main version of the database is not available yet in RDS version
  • Fast setup
  • Easier to manage
  • Shared knowledge inside the team
During the tests, I noticed that the same instance looked a lot slower than the AWS option. This helped us decide to use Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) instead of Azure Databases, even with Microsoft being the SQL Server vendor. They were both easy to set up, but AWS, to me, was faster during setup and during the tests.
It's fast, the monitoring is easy, and you may choose a more complete option if you pay. It's really quick to set up, you may set the database parameters easily, and lots of database options are available. You may start really small, use a free database option, and get a bigger option quickly, too.
I needed to use support sometimes. And AWS support is really, very good. From documentation to live support (chat/e-mail/etc.), it all really helps. And if you have some question, the support helps, from auditing stuff to adding parameters, or even with optimization. They try always to help more than we need, and this, to me, is very good. It's like a spare DBA waiting to help you.

Do you think Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) again?

Yes

If you don't want to have to deal with some aspects of daily DBA, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is the right solution for you.
  • Automatic backup
  • Optimized instances
  • Lots of database options
  • Set up lots of stuff inside the database
  • Backup to S3
  • Integration with other services
  • High availability replication
  • Many of the options available in other vendors, but much easier and faster

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