HAQM RDS on AWS Outpost

Deploy HAQM RDS managed databases in on-premises environments

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Why HAQM RDS on Outposts?

HAQM Relational Database Service (HAQM RDS) on AWS Outposts allows you to deploy fully managed database instances in your on-premises environments. Outposts is a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs, and tools to virtually any data center, colocation space, or on-premises facility for a truly consistent hybrid experience. You can deploy HAQM RDS on Outposts to set up, operate, and scale Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL relational databases on premises, just as you would in the cloud. HAQM RDS on Outposts provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity for on-premises databases, while automating time-consuming administration tasks including infrastructure provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups, freeing you to focus on your applications.

When you deploy HAQM RDS on Outposts, you can run HAQM RDS on premises for low-latency workloads that need to be run in close proximity to your on-premises data and applications. HAQM RDS on Outposts also enables automatic backup to your Outpost or to an AWS Region. You can manage HAQM RDS databases both in the cloud and on premises using the same AWS Management Console, APIs, and command line interface (CLI). HAQM RDS on Outposts supports Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL database engines, with support for additional database engines coming soon.

Benefits of HAQM RDS on Outposts

HAQM RDS on Outposts automates administrative functions for on-premises databases, including provisioning, operating system and database patching, compute scaling, instance health monitoring, and performing backups, point-in-time restores, and failovers.
HAQM RDS on Outposts scales compute and memory of your on-premises databases with just a few steps in the console, the CLI, or API calls. When using HAQM RDS on Outposts, you can fine-tune your database performance, which provides actionable insights on database performance health.
HAQM RDS on AWS Outposts monitors to detect unhealthy database instances and automatically recovers them using the same storage volume, ensuring availability protection for your on-premises databases. RDS on AWS Outposts allows you to automatically back up your on-premises databases, supports point-in-time restore, and offers automated backup retention periods per database.

HAQM RDS Multi-AZ on AWS Outposts enhances availability by deploying a standby instance on a second Outpost and uses synchronous replication technologies to keep data on your standby database instance up to date with the primary.
You can manage HAQM RDS databases both in the cloud and on Outposts using the console, APIs, and CLI. You can easily manage a hybrid cloud database fleet with the unified HAQM RDS interface.