AWS Databases
AWS Database Services
AWS offers database services for different needs: relational databases for structured data, NoSQL for flexible schemas, and specialized services for analytics and migration.
Database Types
Relational (SQL)
Relational databases have data stored in tables with rows and columns, linked by relationships.
Examples of relational database services:
- Amazon RDS: Managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server
- Amazon Aurora: High-performance MySQL/PostgreSQL-compatible
NoSQL
NoSQL databases have data stored in flexible schemas, horizontal scaling for high throughput.
Examples of NoSQL database services:
- Amazon DynamoDB: Key-value and document database
Analytics & Migration
Examples of analytics and migration services:
- Amazon Redshift: Data warehouse for analytics
- AWS DMS: Database migration with minimal downtime