Understanding Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) is essential for anyone seeking to gain expertise in cloud technology. You can't beat getting your hands on some real-world experience with managed databases, cloud-native application deployment, or even just learning the ropes of Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification.
Fortunately, the 'Getting Started Resource Center' on AWS provides a curated set of practical lessons tailored to RDS.
What is AWS RDS (Relational Database Service)
Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service provided by AWS (Amazon Web Services). Without worrying about the underlying infrastructure, users may quickly establish, operate, and scale databases in the cloud.
Launching and managing cloud-based relational databases is easy with Amazon RDS. It facilitates numerous engines, including MariaDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, and it hides numerous tedious processes, such as backups, scalability, replication, and patching.
Getting RDS knowledge empowers you with the ability to:
Database provisioning that is both secure and scalable
Redundancy and high availability
Tracking and automating performance
Managing a database instance and integrating third-party applications
Unless you have hands-on experience with database launch, connection, and management, these concepts may appear abstract. The value of AWS's practical guides becomes apparent in this context.
Hands-On RDS Tutorials Currently Available
As of now, AWS offers three dedicated hands-on labs for Amazon RDS, each addressing a key learning scenario:
- Ideal for beginners
- Learn how to launch a MySQL RDS instance, configure access, and connect with a client
- Free Tier–eligible
- Similar structure, but uses SQL Server as the database engine
- Great for Windows-centric or enterprise developers
- Learn connectivity, security, and basic DB management
- Learn how to create an on-demand backup job for an Amazon RDS database
- Practice backup planning and restore workflows
- Valuable for DevOps and system reliability engineers
Why AWS Hands-on Tutorials Are Valuable
While the number of RDS-related hands-on tutorials is currently limited, they cover core operational skills that are widely applicable:
Almost every cloud project requires database creation and connection. The availability of data in production settings depends on the backup and restore processes.
The ability to use Microsoft SQL Server configurations will give you basic information about managing other databases.
Don’t just read about RDS—build with it. Let's start with this:
https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/hands-on/amazon-rds-backup-restore-using-aws-backup/?ref=gsrchandson&id=itprohandson
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