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Adalberto Barbosa Da Costa Lobato - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Solutions Architect at gwcloud.company
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A highly scalable and affordable solution that provides ease of management and a high return on investment
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution’s scalability, usability, and availability are valuable to us."
  • "The product must add more older versions of the database engines."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to host databases.

How has it helped my organization?

The product provides ease of management. We do not have to worry about the database. We just worry about the data. It is really convenient.

What is most valuable?

The solution’s scalability, usability, and availability are valuable to us. It’s a really good solution.

What needs improvement?

The product must add more older versions of the database engines.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for six years. I am using the latest version of the product.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product’s stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool’s scalability a ten out of ten. It is really, really scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial deployment was straightforward. We can do it via CLI, or we can do it pretty much like a Windows machine. We can just click on the next button when prompted and click on finish at the end.

What was our ROI?

We see a 100% return on investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost varies depending on our use and our database engine. RDS is the database, and AWS manages it for us. It is cheaper to host on a cloud machine ourselves. RDS increases the cost because it manages the database. It’s really, really good. The solution is fairly priced.

What other advice do I have?

I use the solution every day. People who are considering the solution must use it. Forget about the price. It is way better to use RDS than to host a database ourselves. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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Jay Vekaria - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux System Administrator at Ergode
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A well-managed and stable service while also providing scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon RDS is quite a well-managed and stable service...The initial setup was very easy."
  • "There are a few aspects of database management that have room for improvement. There are a few parameters in the solution that are a bit unclear at our end as it's not understandable."

What is our primary use case?

We use it in our organization since it is a managed database service. So we can manage our database within UAM.


How has it helped my organization?

My company decided to use the solution since it is a managed database service that provides control along with a UI for our databases.


What is most valuable?

The performance insight is a valuable feature of the solution since it gives us information on how much data has been and which queries have been taking a long time. Also, it shows the percentage of bin select queries while providing information on how insert queries work, along with the time required for operation and insertion while indicating the performance in sales.


What needs improvement?

There are a few aspects of database management that have room for improvement. There are a few parameters in the solution that are a bit unclear at our end as it's not understandable. So, for queries, they show them as other stuff which is not clearly mentioned. For the legends which they are giving, there should be some other help that could help us with the legends on the graphs.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon RDS for three years. Since it's an AWS service, no one looks after the version. I am a customer of the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable product.


What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Amazon RDS has been used for major applications, and multiple people work on the applications. So, around 600 people are using RDS to work on applications.


How are customer service and support?

There is no specific technical support for the solution. I rate the support a six out of ten.


How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very easy.

What other advice do I have?

Everyone should definitely use RDS because it's the next revolutionary solution in the market. A managed database is something that is required.

Amazon RDS is quite a well-managed and stable service, but there are a few parameters that are still unclear from their end.

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.


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Manager at Deloitte
Real User
Top 20
Good support, easy to deploy, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "Encryption is the most valuable feature."
  • "Amazon has a policy of automatically restarting the server every seven days."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to encrypt our data.

What is most valuable?

Encryption is the most valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

To save costs, I need to shut down my server. However, Amazon has a policy of automatically restarting the server every seven days. This means that I have to repeatedly shut down the server to avoid incurring extra expenses.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for almost eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good and easy to use. The support will answer our questions even if the issue is not related to their service.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes around ten minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We help our customers implement the solution in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Amazon RDS is expensive. We pay for the monitoring and the uploading.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

The solution supports all organization sizes.

Amazon RDS is utilized globally, but in certain regions, such as China, Ali Cloud is predominantly utilized due to specific requirements and restrictions.

Amazon RDS is a viable solution, however, storage and monitoring costs can add up significantly. Therefore, organizations should be mindful of these expenses and budget accordingly.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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reviewer1975647 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solutions Architect at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Valuable snapshots and automatic backups; straightforward deployment
Pros and Cons
  • "The Amazon RDS features I found most valuable are snapshots and automatic backups."
  • "In the next release, it would be great to see RDS provide connection pooling out of the box."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is relational data services.

What is most valuable?

The Amazon RDS features I found most valuable are snapshots and automatic backups.

What needs improvement?

In the next release, it would be great to see RDS provide connection pooling out of the box.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of this solution a nine, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best. It has never crashed on us.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My impression is that Amazon RDS is quite a scalable solution. If there are any issues, it's usually on the application side of things.

How was the initial setup?

My impression is that deployment is quite straightforward. It took just one person in our company to deploy it.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate this solution a 10, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

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Manager, Enterprise Service at Hang Seng Bank
Real User
Top 20
Helps to move databases form place to place and is easy to deploy and maintain
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon RDS is easy to maintain and easy to deploy."
  • "The running cost could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

The solution helps us to move databases from on-premises to other areas. 

How has it helped my organization?

Amazon RDS has helped in reducing the median cost for on-prem services.

What is most valuable?

Amazon RDS is easy to maintain and easy to deploy.

What needs improvement?

The running cost could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. I rate it eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution's scalability depends on the application. There are no fixed users. I plan to increase the usage of the solution. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, I used Oracle SQL but switched to Amazon RDS because it's easy to manage and easy to set.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. For the deployment, one has to prepare the pipeline and set up the security configuration. The complete deployment takes a couple of days. Three software engineers are required in the deployment process. I rate the setup an eight out of ten.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to use the solution as it is easy to deploy, but they will need to take care of the running cost. 

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

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Electrical Engineer at Strathmore University
Real User
A solution with quick deployment, but the interface could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The IT is easy to set up, which is the best."
  • "Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution because I am trying to develop a fintech application.

How has it helped my organization?

It takes off a load in setting up the VM, infrastructure, software and user accounts that go with databases.

What is most valuable?

I appreciate how Amazon RDS allows me to choose the kind of database I want. The IT is easy to set up, which is the best. It makes it easy to deploy quickly. I initially tried setting up a database on a local machine and realized that several requirements were needed. I needed to do a lot of infrastructure management.

What needs improvement?

Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern. For example, the cloud is a virtual network instead of having a dedicated VPC that handles databases, and they have it connected to the VPC that handles the main Amazon infrastructure.

If I had one that was indicated, it would make things easier because there are specific things I need when connecting to ensure accessibility. There is no need for multiple settings, considering a database cannot survive independently. Amazon RDS needs a connection to be a client, so they should tune it a bit more. In addition, uploading and having it done within a short period is challenging.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for the past seven months, and we use the latest version. It is deployed on the cloud, public AWS.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It has good availability, and so far, we haven't had any issues with it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't reached the point where we need to scale up for performance or storage. But I don't think manually scaling the discs is easy to do, so it should be able to scale on its own. In addition, the instances can manage the traffic, and there's an option for setting each total scale. So depending on how production goes, we may scale it. We have three people using the solution, including myself. So we need only one person to maintain.

How are customer service and support?

We haven't contacted technical support because we haven't encountered any issues.

How was the initial setup?

I completed the deployment myself. We're using local databases on a local host to test and deploy it.

What was our ROI?

We do not have any return on investment because we are still testing.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I do not have specific details about the pricing, but we use the solution on demand. I rate the pricing a six out of ten, with one being the most expensive and ten being the cheapest. We have to pay extra for monitoring services.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a seven out of ten. Regarding advice, learning from other good consoles and having the basics before approaching them is essential.

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Teach Lead - (Senior) Mean Full Stack Developer at GreenMedia Partners (Pvt) Ltd
Real User
Simple to install and reliable, but the documentation could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The dashboard and performance are the most valuable features of Amazon RDS."
  • "With my limited experience, I have noticed that documentation management could be improved. It could be better."

What is most valuable?

The dashboard and performance are the most valuable features of Amazon RDS.

What needs improvement?

In terms of what needs to be improved, I am unable to provide appropriate feedback because we are still familiarizing ourselves with the solution. 

Some of the documents that I have seen also state that Amazon previously supported MS SQL, which is great, but we are going into the database areas of PostgreSQL and MySQL. 

With my limited experience, I have noticed that documentation management could be improved. It could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Amazon RDS for three months.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon RDS is stable. I have not had any issues with the stability of this solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We are just now experimenting with scalability.

We have two engineers using this solution in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

We are not receiving direct support from them, AWS. But from the previous company, we got one of the API services for this one, which was fine. But because of the account, we stopped the service, taking the service. We are still maintaining the solution on our end.

I would rate the technical support a three or four out of five.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

EC2 and Lambda functions are two of Amazon's other services. 

There is another service that I have used. I have used Amazon services.

Our team and CTO are also looking into it. They were suggesting that Amazon was the best.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy for me. In the beginning, I began with research and development. I didn't have any issues, it comes naturally to me.

What about the implementation team?

I deployed this solution myself.

It took me, two or three hours to complete because I had to go through the documentation and check those areas.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I am not aware of the licensing costs.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Amazon RDS a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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reviewer963066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Database Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Good overall features, a good community version, and an easy initial setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The provisioning is much faster. You don't have to prepare hardware or install software. You just need to create an instance and you have a database."
  • "A lot of the features are disabled by default. The solution should enable more features. I understand this could cause challenges to management for many clients using RDS, however."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily have many tools, including Jira, that are currently using RDS. It's mainly used by developers.

How has it helped my organization?

The provisioning is much faster. You don't have to prepare hardware or install software. You just need to create an instance and you have a database.

What is most valuable?

The RDS is a community version, so there are many common features that are basic. It's not an enterprise version, but all the features are very good overall.

What needs improvement?

A lot of the features are disabled by default. The solution should enable more features. I understand this could cause challenges to management for many clients using RDS, however.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for less than a year, but some people on my team have been using it longer.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability os really good. I like it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't expanded on the solution, so I'm unsure about if it would scale well or not. We have a bunch of teams using the solution in the company, but they're small.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't contacted technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are currently using a lot of other solutions as well. We have Oracle, we have PP2, and MySQL. We have a secret server as well.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment took about ten minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We handled the deployment ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We use the community version of the solution. I believe we only pay for the storage, but I'm not sure how it works exactly.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate other solutions before choosing RDS. Since we're using everything else that is Amazon, it seemed like an obvious choice.

What other advice do I have?

We're currently expanding multiple versions of the solution. We use the cloud deployment model and most clients are also in the AWS environment.

I'd advise others to pay attention to the sizing, You don't want to over or under-size.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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