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When deploying databases on AWS, there are two common approaches: Using AWS RDS (Managed Database) Installing a database on EC2 (Self-Managed Database) 1. Database Using AWS RDS (Managed Service) AWS RDS is a fully managed database service where ...

Jan 29 · 12 min read · darshan-aws-cloud.hashnode.dev  
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