AWS-managed database service. You don't set up or maintain the server — AWS handles everything underneath.

What is SQL?

SQL (Structured Query Language) is used to interact with relational databases.

Common commands:

• SELECT — read data
• INSERT — add data
• UPDATE — modify data
• DELETE — remove data

Supported Engines

RDS supports the following databases:

• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• MariaDB
• Oracle
• Microsoft SQL Server
• IBM DB2
• Amazon Aurora (AWS's own high-performance engine)

RDS vs Database on EC2