RDS isn't just MySQL - you can also use Oracle or SQL Server, if you don't want MySQL. For NoSQL, look at the other stuff that doesn't have 'Relational' in the

RDS isn't just MySQL - you can also use Oracle or SQL Server, if you don't want MySQL. For NoSQL, look at the other stuff that doesn't have 'Relational' in the name :) (DynamoDB, SimpleDB, etc.)