Databases on EC2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the benefit of running DB on EC2?
A
Run any DB with full control and ultimate flexibility
2
Q
What is the downside of running DB on EC2?
A
It is customer managed. Backups, redundancy, patching, scaling, etc is the customer’s responsibility, unlike RDS.
3
Q
What are examples of DB services not supported by RDS, and are therefore best as customer managed on EC2 instances?
A
IBM DB2, SAP HANA
