Category: Database

The HAQM RDS team has been rolling out features at a very rapid pace! Today we are giving you the ability to upgrade existing RDS database instances from MySQL 5.1 to MySQL 5.5 using our new Major Version Upgrade feature. MySQL 5.5 includes several features and performance benefits over MySQL that may be of interest […]

I’m happy to announce that we are lowering the price of HAQM RDS (Relational Database Service) database instances, both On-Demand and Reserved. On-Demand prices have been reduced as much as 18% for MySQL and Oracle BYOL (Bring Your Own License) and 28% for SQL Server BYOL. All of your On-Demand usage will automatically be charged […]

The HAQM Relational Database Service (RDS) was designed to simplify one of the most complex of all common IT activities: managing and scaling a relational database while providing fast, predictable performance and high availability. RDS in ActionIn the 3.5 years since we launched HAQM RDS, a lot has happened. HAQM RDS is now being used […]

HAQM RDS for MySQL has long had the ability to create Read Replicas. You can do this with a couple of clicks in the AWS Management Console. Each read replica runs as a slave to the master database instance. Under certain circumstances, replication can stop. This can happen if you cause a replication error by […]

HAQM RDS for Oracle Database now supports a pair of important features to help protect your mission-critical data: Transparent Data Encryption protects data at rest. It encrypts your data before it is written to storage, and decrypts it after it is read from storage. You can choose to encrypt tablespaces or specific table columns using […]

AWS Elastic Beanstalk for .NET now supports the HAQM Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), seamlessly integrates with the HAQM Relational Database Service (RDS), and can be customized using configuration files. Elastic Beanstalk allows you to easily deploy and manage .NET applications on AWS. Because Elastic Beanstalk leverages Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012, you […]

You can now launch HAQM Redshift clusters and EC2 High Storage instances in the US West (Oregon) Region. HAQM Redshift HAQM Redshift is a fully managed data warehouse service that lets you create, run, and manage a petabyte-scale data warehouse with ease. You can easily scale up by adding additional nodes (giving you more storage […]

The HAQM Relational Database Service (RDS) takes care of the low-level drudgery associated with setting up, managing, and scaling a relational database. With support for multiple versions of MySQL, Oracle Database, and Microsoft SQL Server, RDS can be used in a wide variety of appliations. Without RDS, upgrading to a new version of your chosen […]