AWS RDS is a good option to host SQL Server in the cloud
September 19, 2023
AWS RDS is a good option to host SQL Server in the cloud
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
AWS RDS is the backbone of our enterprise application. We are running SQL Server with high availability and a read replica to support several products and hundreds of thousands of users. AWS RDS has simplified the management of our SQL Server and given us the tools to easily analyze the performance of the system. There are a few limitations in the configuration options for SQL Server on RDS, but nothing that has caused any concerns with our desire to continue use this implementation.
- Hosts SQL Server and manages the server
- Performance Monitor is a good tool to provide insights into the database performance. Not as advanced as separate solutions, but makes up for it by being backed into the AWS console
- Pricing for SQL Server is a bit high and does not support non-profit discounts.
- Being able to use SQL Server in AWS has made our transition to AWS seamless as our team already had SQL Server knowledge
- As a non-profit, we could not take advantage of some of the discounts we used with SQL Server on-prem, making this option cost more than we had anticipated
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