AWS Database Blog
Author: Ivan Schuster
Optimize Amazon RDS costs for predictable workloads with automated IOPS and throughput scaling
In this post, we explain how you can use Amazon RDS IOPS and throughput provisioned settings, automate scaling around monthly and seasonal peaks, and decrease settings during slower weeks. By right-sizing IOPS and throughput levels to your workload’s typical cycles, you can reduce Amazon RDS spend while still getting great performance when you need it most.