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Amazon RDS Managed Database

April 5, 2026

Amazon RDS Overview

Fully managed relational database service supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MariaDB, Aurora.

RDS Engine Comparison

Engines Available:
MySQL 5.7/8.0 - Open source, popular
PostgreSQL 11+ - JSON, advanced features
Aurora MySQL/PostgreSQL - Cloud-native, 5x faster
SQL Server - Enterprise features
Oracle - Existing licenses

Deployment Options:
Single-AZ (development)
Multi-AZ (production HA)
Read Replicas (scale reads)
Serverless (v2 auto-scale)

Key Features

  • Automated backups (0 downtime)
  • Multi-AZ failover (60-120s)
  • Read replicas (15 read-only copies)
  • Performance Insights (query analysis)
  • Parameter Groups (tuning)
  • Encryption at rest (KMS)
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