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RDS vs DB on EC2

Advantage over using RDS vs DB on EC2ΒΆ

  • Managed service
    • OS patching level
    • Continuous backups and restore to specific timestamp ([[Point in Time Restore]])
    • Monitoring dashboards
    • Read replicas for improved read performance
    • [[Multi AZ]] setup for Disaster Recovery
    • Maintenance windows for for upgrades
    • Scaling capability (Vertical scalability and Horizontal scalability)
    • But you can't EC2 SSH into your instances