Category: Amazon RDS

The Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) now supports version 5.5 of MySQL. This new version of MySQL includes InnoDB 1.1, and offers a number of performance improvements including enhanced use of multiple cores, better I/O handling with multiple read and write threads, and enhanced monitoring. InnoDB 1.1 includes a number of improvements over the prior […]

As part of our continued effort to make AWS even more powerful and flexible, we are planning to support Oracle Database 11g Release 2 via the Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) beginning in the second quarter of 2011. Amazon RDS makes it easy for you to create, manage, and scale a relational database without having […]

As part of a new, monthly hands on series of webinars, I’ll be giving a technical review of building, managing and maintaining high availability websites and web applications using Amazons cloud computing platform. Hosting websites and web applications is a very common use of our services, and in this webinar we’ll take a hands-on approach […]

You can now purchase Relational Database Service Reserved DB Instances using the AWS Management Console. Reserved DB Instances allow you to reduce your costs if you plan to run your database for all or most of a one or three year term. Here’s a tour. There’s a new item Reserved DB Instance item in the […]

The first AWS Office Hours session focused on Amazon EC2. Although I was scheduled to host the event, a sudden need for dental surgery made room for Jinesh Varia and Steve Riley to step in! Here’s a screen shot from the event (click on it to watch a replay): From all accounts the event went […]

We’ve made some important updates to the AWS SDK for Java the AWS SDK for PHP, and the AWS SDK for .NET. The newest versions of the respective SDKs are available now. AWS SDK for Java The AWS SDK for Java now supports the new Amazon S3 Multipart Upload feature in two different ways. First, […]

We introduced the DB Engine Version Management feature earlier this year to give you control over the version of MySQL running in each of your DB Instances. You can now access this feature from the AWS Management Console. You can create a new DB Instance using any supported version of MySQL: You can also upgrade […]

It is always fun to write about price reductions. I enjoy knowing that our customers will find AWS to be an even better value over time as we work on their behalf to lower our own costs and pass the savings along. Effective October 1, 2010 we are reducing the On-Demand and Reserved pricing for […]