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Amazon RDS Custom

Amazon Relational Database Service Custom

Managed database services for applications that require operating system and database customization

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Benefits of Amazon RDS Custom

Automate database administrative efforts for legacy, custom, and packaged apps so you can focus on more strategic, business-impacting activities.
Leverage OS and DB level rights within a managed database service so you can support unique application requirements and keep the business running.
Rely on cloud-based resiliency that makes your data stable, recoverable, and accessible to your business stakeholders any time they need it.
Grow your database footprint in the cloud to scale with your business requirements with the confidence that you will not outpace your capacity.

Use cases

Run legacy, custom, and packaged business applications

Amazon RDS Custom allows businesses with applications that need customization of the underlying operating system and databases that support them while getting all the time-saving, durability, and scalability benefits of a managed database service.  

Build web and mobile applications

Amazon RDS Custom is architected to host web and mobile applications that are built to operate at large scale and need high throughput, massive scalability, and highly available databases through a flexible pay-per-usage pricing model, which fits the variable usage patterns of these applications.  

Develop ecommerce applications

Amazon RDS Custom offers push-button scaling to handle variable website traffic with minimal latency and fast performance for optimal response times and conversion, allowing the business to effectively manage customer data, transactions, and product catalogs.