Some of the features will not be there. For example, some on-premises things we want to set up will not be supported there. There are some challenges that they are fixing.
Database Administrator at Cartrack
Data Engineer Manager at Capgemini
The product should support new databases.
Lead Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The backup and restore processes take more time compared to other providers. For instance, if DigitalOcean takes two minutes to restore or create a backup, AWS will take 2 to 3 minutes.
AICE Graduate at alx_africa
For improvements, Amazon RDS could work on more features for multi-availability zone deployment to enhance higher availability, and on simplifying migration for those transitioning from on-premises to cloud environments.
MM
Electrical Engineer at Strathmore University
Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern.
Scrum Master at Inalpie Enterprise
If Amazon RDS can be provided as a service platform, it would be beneficial for years. Instead of focusing on infrastructure, they can assist backend engineers and those with varying technical expertise in utilizing it effectively.
It would be helpful if Amazon could provide a more predictable pricing strategy.
LS
Business Manager at Darede Serviços de TI
Currently, speaking of Microsoft SQL on RDS, you don't have a full option to be able to use it directly on RDS. So, it needs improvement.
Co-Founder & CTO at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
There are some advanced monitoring queries that we cannot execute because Amazon doesn't give admin privileges to the end users.
VP engineering at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The technical support from Amazon could improve. I would rate them a six out of ten as they do not fully meet my expectations.
Director, Systems Engineering at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The support team of Amazon RDS provides us with some links to go through whenever we face some issues, but it doesn't work for us.