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A good tool, but not for the inexperienced or faint of heart.
September 26, 2023

A good tool, but not for the inexperienced or faint of heart.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

We use RDS as a database service provider for multiple eCommerce and small business websites to deliver configuration and content data to several mainstream service softwares. We use this as a rate-based, scalable alternative to cPaneled phpMyAdmin setups. More control means throughput and service level can be increased instead of being subject to server limitations.
  • Quick deployment via templates or industry standard models.
  • Easy replication and failover.
  • Nuanced cost measurement
  • Availability Zones
  • Costs can scale unpredictably without notice.
  • As with all AWS tools, overly complex interface.
  • Automatically scaling DB bandwidth and processor to meet demand means highly reduced possibility of downtime.
  • Complexity of the tools means we rely heavily on expert availability to resolve issues.
  • Industry standard deployments help us bootstrap testing and staging sites quickly.
RDS seems to be the best cross-section between cost, availability, deployment and throughput.

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

RDS only works if you have access to someone who really knows the product. Don't dabble with RDS - do the full cost-benefit and go all in, if it's what you conclude that you need, including an employee or contractor who has demonstrated rich experience in the product who will actively configure the full product, and deploy monitoring tools to call attention to log alerts, downtime, demand changes and/or cost increases.