Item: Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) ir order to replicate our on prem databases to the cloud. It is very straightforward to configure this type of replication.

Pros and Cons

Easy use
Good monitoring
low cost

the gui is not very intuitive
restarting the service could be faster
choosing the correct storage and instance type could be challenging

Return on Investment

improved risk mitigation
disaster recovery improvement
less effort to configure replication

Alternatives Considered

MariaDB SkySQL

In my experience, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is way cheaper than SkySQL

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

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

Yes

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

Yes

Other Software Used

MariaDB MaxScale, Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility), MongoDB

I think it is well suited for scenarios where you need to configure a database quickly for testing or replication purposes.
I think it is less appropriate if you need full control over the database cluster.

Replication and Disaster Recovery made easy

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)