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Comparison of Amazon Aurora MySQL and Amazon RDS for MySQL, focusing on differences in architecture, performance, high availability, and pricing. Helps practitioners choose between the two managed MySQL options based on workload requirements.

Introduction to running MariaDB on Amazon RDS, including instance and storage selection, parameter groups, backup and restore, multi-AZ deployments, and connecting from applications.

Introduction to running MySQL on Amazon RDS, covering provisioning, parameter and option groups, automated backups and snapshots, read replicas, and Multi-AZ failover.

Introduction to running Oracle Database on Amazon RDS, covering supported editions, license models (BYOL and license-included), option groups, and key administration tasks for managed Oracle workloads.

Introduction to Amazon RDS for SQL Server, covering supported editions, licensing options, multi-AZ configurations, native backup and restore to S3, and integration with Active Directory.

Conceptual primer on Amazon Relational Database Service, including supported engines, the shared responsibility model for managed databases, instance and storage architecture, and core operational features such as backups, snapshots, and Multi-AZ.

Troubleshooting guide for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, including connectivity issues, performance bottlenecks, replication lag, parameter tuning, and analyzing logs and Performance Insights to resolve common problems.

Architectural guidance for using Amazon RDS Proxy to pool and share database connections. Covers when to use the proxy, IAM and Secrets Manager integration, failover behavior, and patterns for serverless and high-concurrency workloads.

Foundational course on Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, covering versioning, parameter and option groups, backups and snapshots, multi-AZ and read replicas, and connecting and securing PostgreSQL workloads on RDS.

Covers monitoring and logging for Amazon RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, including Enhanced Monitoring, Performance Insights, CloudWatch metrics and logs, and analyzing PostgreSQL log output for performance and security insights.

Introductory module for the advanced PostgreSQL learning plan covering Amazon Aurora and RDS. Outlines the curriculum across architecture, performance, security, monitoring, and migration topics.

Covers security for Amazon RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, including network isolation, IAM database authentication, Kerberos, encryption at rest and in transit, audit logging, and integration with Secrets Manager.
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