What is the difference between AWS RDS and Amazon Aurora?

AWS RDS (Relational Database Service) is the broader AWS managed database framework across MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MariaDB, Db2, RDS Custom for Oracle and SQL Server. Amazon Aurora is the broader AWS native cloud relational database framework across Aurora MySQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Aurora Serverless v2, Aurora Global Database, Aurora I/O Optimized.

How does Aurora Serverless v2 pricing work?

Aurora Serverless v2 typically anchors the broader Aurora Serverless pricing framework against the broader Amazon Aurora Capacity Unit (ACU) framework, with the cumulative effect that customers running Aurora Serverless v2 face the broader ACU per second framework against the broader Aurora Serverless v2 framework.

Can I run Oracle Database on AWS RDS with BYOL?

Yes. Oracle Database on AWS RDS typically anchors the broader BYOL framework, with the cumulative effect that customers running Oracle BYOL on AWS RDS typically face material commercial leverage against the broader RDS for Oracle license included framework.

What savings can the framework deliver?

The framework typically delivers fifteen to thirty percent savings across the broader AWS RDS and Aurora framework at the renewal cycle.

AWS RDS and Aurora Negotiation: White Paper

AWS RDS and Aurora Negotiation. A buyer side white paper.

AWS RDS and Aurora negotiation at the broader AWS RDS and Aurora renewal cycle. The Amazon RDS instance framework, the Amazon Aurora ACU framework, the Aurora Serverless v2 framework, the BYOL on RDS framework, the broader AWS EDP framework, and the eleven move buyer side framework.

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AWS RDS (Relational Database Service) and Aurora are the load bearing AWS managed database frameworks, anchoring the broader AWS database framework against the broader cloud database framework. AWS RDS and Aurora segment the broader AWS database framework across the Amazon RDS for MySQL framework, the Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL framework, the Amazon RDS for Oracle framework, the Amazon RDS for SQL Server framework, the Amazon RDS for MariaDB framework, the Amazon RDS for Db2 framework, the Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle and SQL Server framework, the Amazon Aurora MySQL framework, the Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL framework, the Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 framework, the Amazon Aurora Global Database framework, the Amazon Aurora I/O Optimized framework, and the bespoke AWS database framework at the upper customer scale. This paper sets out the buyer side framework for AWS RDS and Aurora negotiation, the AWS RDS instance framework, the AWS RDS Reserved Instance framework, the Amazon Aurora Capacity Unit (ACU) framework, the AWS Aurora Serverless v2 ACU framework, the Oracle BYOL on AWS RDS framework, the SQL Server BYOL on AWS RDS framework, and the buyer side moves at the broader AWS RDS and Aurora renewal cycle. Read the related AWS services practice, the AWS knowledge hub, and the AWS EDP negotiation guide.

What you will learn

How AWS RDS segments the broader managed database framework across MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MariaDB, Db2, RDS Custom for Oracle and SQL Server
How Amazon Aurora segments the broader AWS managed database framework across Aurora MySQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Aurora Serverless v2, Aurora Global Database, Aurora I/O Optimized
How the AWS RDS Reserved Instance framework anchors the broader RDS pricing framework
How the Amazon Aurora Capacity Unit (ACU) framework anchors the broader Aurora Serverless v2 pricing framework
How the Oracle BYOL on AWS RDS framework typically delivers material commercial leverage
How the SQL Server BYOL on AWS RDS framework typically delivers material commercial leverage
How the AWS EDP framework anchors the broader AWS RDS and Aurora commercial framework
The eleven move buyer side framework for AWS RDS and Aurora

AWS RDS and Aurora Negotiation

1. Executive summary
2. The Amazon RDS framework
3. The Amazon Aurora framework
4. The Reserved Instance framework
5. The Aurora Serverless v2 framework
6. The Aurora Global Database framework
7. The BYOL on RDS framework
8. The AWS EDP framework
9. The eleven move buyer side framework
10. How we engage

Who this is for

Chief Information Officers, Chief Data Officers, Vice Presidents of Engineering, Vice Presidents of IT Procurement, Cloud FinOps leaders, Database Center of Excellence leaders, and procurement leaders running AWS RDS and Aurora at scale.

White Paper · AWS RDS and Aurora

AWS RDS and Aurora: Negotiate the managed database framework on your terms.

A buyer side framework for AWS RDS and Aurora negotiation. The Amazon RDS instance framework, the Amazon Aurora ACU framework, the Aurora Serverless v2 framework, the Aurora Global Database framework, the BYOL on RDS framework, and the buyer side moves at the broader AWS database renewal cycle.

Used across more than five hundred enterprise software engagements. Independent. Buyer side. Built for AWS customers running the next AWS RDS and Aurora renewal cycle.

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