1Can we have a MySQL instance of RDS Can we have an SQL Serv

1.Can we have a MySQL instance of RDS? Can we have an SQL Server 2012 instance of RDS? Can we have an Oracle 11g of RDS? So what really is RDS then?

Relational Database Service (RDS) :-

It is a distributed relational database service by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Yes, we can have a MySQL instance of RDS.

Yes, we can have an SQL Server 2012 instance of RDS.

Yes, we can have an Oracle 11g of RDS.

RDS is a web service that makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud.

RDS provides cost-efficient, resizeable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks.

RDS manages backups, software patching, automatic failure detection, and recovery.

We can use the database products : MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon RDS was first released on 22 October 2009, supporting MySQL databases.

This was followed by support for Oracle Database in June 2011 and Microsoft SQL Server in May 2012.