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Jaime Lichauco

Author: Jaime Lichauco

How to set up a Binlog Server for Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB using MariaDB MaxScale

One of the key features of Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB is the ability to create Read Replicas. You can easily create up to five replicas for a single master database instance via the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI. Amazon RDS then handles all the work of making a […]

Best Practices for Upgrading Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB

One key feature of Amazon RDS is that you can easily upgrade a database instance to a new minor or major version of your database engine. You can perform upgrades on demand by using the AWS Management Console or AWS CLI. You can decide to automatically upgrade to a new minor engine version when it […]