Item: Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We get huge amount of data for market research and data grows day to day. We found Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) was a best solution to handle such huge data and till now we are good at performance and handling the data

Pros and Cons

High Performance
Storage
Security

Database Log Shipping
Server Level Triggers
Custom password policies

Return on Investment

Lower cost for IT
Performance

Alternatives Considered

PostgreSQL

Even though Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is costlier than postgre SQL, We prefer Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) just because of high performance and security features

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?

Yes

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

Microsoft SQL Server, Redgate SQL Monitor, Azure DevOps Server

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited : If you are handling huge data and want to give high performance and also do scrubbing to the data based on the requirements

Less Approproiate : Machine Learning and R Services are not available in Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Limited support for Linked Servers

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) - SQL SERVER - If you need performance and secure , Need to bend for the price.

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)