AWS Database Blog
Automated parameter and option group change monitoring in Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora
In this post, you will learn how to build a serverless monitoring solution sending detailed alerts whenever Amazon RDS parameter groups are modified, including which databases are affected and whether a restart is required.
Long-term storage and analysis of Amazon RDS events with Amazon S3 and Amazon Athena
In this post, we show you how to implement an automated solution for archiving Amazon RDS events to Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). We also discuss how to analyze the events with Amazon Athena which helps enable proactive database management, helps maintain security and compliance, and provides valuable insights for capacity planning and troubleshooting.

