RDS vs. EC2

In this lesson, we will provide a framework to help you evaluate appropriate database deployment solutions on AWS using either the Amazon Relational Database Service, RDS, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, or EC2 instances.

Learning Objectives

• Choose between using Amazon RDS or EC2 instances for your relational database deployments

Intended Audience

• Anyone who is responsible for defining and implementing relational database solution architectures in AWS
• Anyone who is looking to migrate an existing application that uses a relational database backend to the AWS Cloud

Prerequisites

• A basic understanding of relational databases, Amazon RDS, and Amazon EC2
• For more information about these services, I encourage you to check out these lectures:
  • Compute Fundamentals For AWS: EC2 - Elastic Compute Cloud
  • Database Fundamentals for AWS - Part 1 of 2: Amazon Relational Database Service