Managed MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB

A managed relational database service can provide you with access to the MySQL database engine with which you’re already familiar, but without common and time-consuming administrative tasks, freeing you to focus on your applications and business.

Amazon Relational Database Service provides a managed database service offering a choice of MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL engines. Learn More »

Speed and reliability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases

Amazon Aurora is a relational database engine that combines the speed and reliability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. It delivers up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL running on the same hardware. Amazon Aurora is designed to be compatible with MySQL 5.6, so that existing MySQL applications and tools can run without requiring modification.

Amazon Aurora joins MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL as the fifth database engine available to customers through Amazon RDS. Learn More »

Provisioned I/O throughput

Certain database workloads, such as OLTP, require a specific level of I/O performance to function acceptably. Being able to specify the level of I/O performance required without complex configuration or deployment processes makes it easier for you to focus on your application rather than the management of underlying infrastructure.

Amazon Relational Database Service supports Provisioned IOPS storage that allows you to specify the level of I/O performance you require, up to 30,000 IOPS, depending on engine size. Learn More »

Easy scaling

During the lifetime of an application, the size of a database is likely to grow, and peak demand might make it necessary to scale-up the database infrastructure. Using simple scaling options, where you just select the size (larger or smaller) of database instance you require, makes it easy for you to keep-up with the needs of your application.

Amazon Relational Database Service offers the ability to easily scale up or down to a larger or smaller managed database instance with a few mouse clicks. Learn More »

High availability

Traditionally, managing high availability for relational databases involves time-consuming efforts to set-up, and high ongoing costs. With a managed database service, that allows you to easily configure high availability, you can avoid undifferentiated heavy lifting and focus on your application’s capabilities.

Amazon Relational Database Service has a deployment option called Multi-AZ that provides high availability across multiple, geographically separate Availability Zones can be enabled with a check box. Learn More »

Read replicas

Read replicas provide the capability to scale out beyond the capacity constraints of a single DB Instance for read-heavy database workloads. Configuring a read replica for a relational database traditionally requires overhead for set-up and management. A managed database service can enable the provisioning of a read replica without these time-consuming setup tasks.

Amazon Relational Database Service offers the ability to create read replicas with a few mouse clicks, as well as taking care of all underlying configuration tasks. Learn More »

Bring your own licensing

If you have already acquired licenses for on-premises database software, you should be able to bring your licenses with you when you begin using a managed database service in the cloud, and preserve your existing licensing investment.

Amazon Relational Database Service allows you to ‘bring your own license’ when using Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server engines, preserving your existing licensing investment. Learn More »

Flexible pricing options

Depending on your requirements, a managed database offering should offer multiple pricing options that fit your preferred usage patterns and purchasing methods, including the option of pay-as-you-go and significant discounts via low up-front payment.

Amazon Relational Database Service offers commitment-free, on-demand, pay-as-you-go pricing, as well as Reserved Instances that offer a significant discount to the hourly rate in return for a low up-front payment. Learn More »

Security and Compliance

A managed database service that has numerous built-in security features can make it easy for you to comply with your security or compliance requirements without having to deploy and manage additional software.

Amazon Relational Database Service supports multiple levels of firewalls and integrates with Amazon VPC to provide network isolation for your database instances. Amazon RDS for MySQL & SQL Server offers SSL to secure data in transit. Amazon RDS for Oracle supports transparent data encryption to secure data at rest. Amazon RDS is SOC1 and SOC2 compliant, and also integrates with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for fine-grained access control for users within your organization. Learn More »