RDS

Definition

Relational Database Service (RDS) is an AWS managed database service that automates maintenance, backups, and scaling, ensuring high availability and

Use Cases

• Intuit: TurboTax Database Backend — Uses RDS Multi-AZ for tax preparation application (Handles 40 million tax returns with zero downtime during tax season)

Provider Equivalents

• AWS: RDS (Relational Database Service)
• Azure: Azure SQL Database / Azure Database
• GCP: Cloud SQL
• OCI: Database Cloud Service

Frequently Asked Questions

RDS vs running your own database?

RDS handles backups, patching, scaling, and replication automatically. Self-managed gives more control but requires significant DBA expertise.

How much does RDS cost?

Pricing varies by instance type and engine. A db.t3.micro starts at ~$15/month. Production workloads typically cost $100-500/month.

Category: data

Difficulty: intermediate

Related Terms

• Database
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• SQL

See Also

• Cloud Storage
• Backup
• Data Replication
• S3
• Event Streaming