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Introducing RDS

We have already seen what RDS in the introduction of this chapter and how it is useful. The advantages of Amazon RDS are as follows:

It's a fully managed service that automatically manages backups, software and OS patching, automatic failover, and recovery.
It also allows us to take a manual backup of the database as a snapshot. Snapshots of a database can be used to restore a database as and when required.
RDS provides fine-grained access control with the help of AWS IAM.

AWS RDS does not provide root access to the RDS instance. In short, RDS does not allow the user to access the underlined host OS. That means that you cannot log into the server operating system. It also confines access to certain system procedures and tables that may require advanced privileges.

After launching RDS in its service offerings, AWS was not providing an option to stop an RDS...

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Vipul Tankariya

Vipul Tankariya has a broad range of experience in cloud consulting, development, and training. He has worked with a number of customers across the globe, solving real-life business problems in terms of technology and strategy. He is also a public speaker at various AWS events and meetups. He has not only extensively worked on AWS, but is also certified in five AWS certifications. He is an accomplished senior cloud consultant and technologist with more than 21 years of experience. He is focused on strategic thought leadership concentrated around next-generation cloud-based solutions. He has a lot of experience in working on DevOps, CI/CD, and automation at each level of the delivery lifecycle of products, solutions, and services on the cloud.
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Bhavin Parmar

Bhavin Parmar has a broad range of experience in cloud consulting, development, and training. He actively participates in solving real-life business problems. He has not only extensively worked on AWS, but he is also certified in AWS and Red Hat. This book combines his AWS experience in solving real-life business problems with his hands-on deployment and development experience. Bhavin is an accomplished technologist and senior cloud consultant with more than 11 years of experience. He is focused on strategic thought leadership concentrated around next-generation cloud-based and DevOps solutions. He has also been instrumental in setting up cloud migration strategies for customers, building enterprise-class cloud solutions, and AWS training.
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