Does AWS RDS support auto scaling?

RDS Storage Auto Scaling continuously monitors actual storage consumption, and scales capacity up automatically when actual utilization approaches provisioned storage capacity. Auto Scaling works with new and existing database instances. You can enable Auto Scaling with just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console.

Does RDS scale?

Amazon RDS now supports Storage Auto Scaling and it automatically scales your storage capacity for database workloads, with no downtime. This new feature makes it easy for customers, all you need to do is set your own maximum storage limit and the Storage Auto Scaling does the rest of the work for you.

Which of the following database challenges does Amazon RDS help you manage?

Amazon RDS handles routine database tasks such as provisioning, patching, backup, recovery, failure detection, and repair. Amazon RDS makes it easy to use replication to enhance availability and reliability for production workloads.

How can fault tolerance be added to an Amazon RDS database?

You can build a highly reliable and fault-tolerant system using multiple EC2 instances and ancillary services such as Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing. On the surface, EC2 instances are very similar to traditional hardware servers. EC2 instances use familiar operating systems like Linux or Windows.

What is the difference between RDS MySQL and Aurora MySQL?

Aurora replicates data to six storage nodes in Multi-AZs to withstand the loss of an entire AZ (Availability Zone) or two storage nodes without any availability impact to the client’s applications. On the other hand, RDS MySQL allows only up to five replicas and the replication process is slower than Aurora.

What are the benefits of using the Amazon RDS?

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-consuming administration tasks such as hardware provisioning, database setup, patching and backups.

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