Word of the Day: Amazon RDS

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |March 20, 2018

Amazon RDS Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a managed SQL database service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon RDS supports an array of database engines to store and organize data and helps with database management tasks, such as migration, backup, recovery and patching. A cloud administrator uses Amazon RDS to set up, manage and scale a relational database instance in the cloud. The service also automatically backs up RDS database instances, captures a daily snapshot of data and retains transaction logs to enable point-in-time recovery. RDS also automatically patches database engine software. To enhance availability and reliability for production workloads, Amazon RDS enables replication. An admin can also enable automatic failover across multiple availability zones with synchronous data replication. An AWS user controls Amazon RDS via the AWS Management Console, Amazon RDS APIs or the AWS Command Line Interface. Read more... Quote of the Day "One of the advantages of developers using Amazon RDS instead of managing their own databases is that it reduces or eliminates their administrative responsibilities." - Dan Sullivan   Trending Terms migration cloud database AWS Command Line Interface MySQL Amazon Aurora graph database   Learning Center How Amazon RDS replication protects databases from failure Amazon RDS replication enables developers to protect databases by syncing them up to backups in another AZ and managing failover in the event of a problem. Advantages of Amazon RDS vs. a personal relational database Using Amazon RDS reduces, or eliminates, the number of tasks developers face when they run their own database instance. Amazon Aurora expands reach, but maybe not far enough PostgreSQL support in Amazon Aurora lobs another volley in the database wars to lure Oracle customers to AWS, but it won't win all enterprise workloads. When should we run Oracle on EC2 vs. RDS? AWS users can run Oracle on EC2, but Amazon RDS might be a fit for some enterprises. Administrators must also consider network performance and security needs. Oracle vs. AWS battle heats up around cloud costs, databases In the Oracle vs. AWS cloud battle, Amazon looks to reel in customers who are frustrated with lock-in and a lack of services and features. Writing for Business More than 100 services ______ the AWS?portfolio, including those for compute, databases, infrastructure management, application development and security. a. comprise b. compose Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.