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Your anecdote is interesting, but not relevant. The parent rightly observes that the whole point of a service like RDS is that you don't have to babysit it. If
by huggyface 14y ago
Your anecdote is interesting, but not relevant. The parent rightly observes that the whole point of a service like RDS is that you don't have to babysit it. If you still do then it's all of the disadvantages of your own box, plus more disadvantages.
- purephase 14y agoAdmittedly, I'm not that familiar with RDS, but I think there is a big difference between babysitting and common practices around data protection. Always plan for failure regardless of where your data is, what claims are made, or how much you're paying.
- count 14y agoYou don't though, as noted above. If you checked the 'multi-az' check box, which costs a little extra, then everything worked properly. If you cheaped out and used a single-AZ deployment, against published best practices, than it's your own damn fault.