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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an AWS RDS Database Instance

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 Amazon Relational Database Service (AWS RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. Instead of managing servers, patching OS, and handling backups manually, AWS RDS takes care of the heavy lifting so you can focus on building applications and data pipelines. In this blog, we’ll walk through how to create an AWS RDS instance , key configuration choices, and best practices you should follow in real-world projects. What is AWS RDS? AWS RDS is a managed database service that supports popular relational engines such as: Amazon Aurora (MySQL / PostgreSQL compatible) MySQL PostgreSQL MariaDB Oracle SQL Server With RDS, AWS manages: Database provisioning Automated backups Software patching High availability (Multi-AZ) Monitoring and scaling Prerequisites Before creating an RDS instance, make sure you have: An active AWS account Proper IAM permissions (RDS, EC2, VPC) A basic understanding of: ...

3 top IT Skills every new IT Professionals learn to progress in software career

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What are the skills needed by the new IT professionals or job seekers who help the  organisation  transition to IT-as-a-Service.  In order  to lead their  organisations  to the cloud, IT professionals must focus on three fundamental areas: Core  Virtualisation  Skill Sets IT professionals must think and operate in the virtual world. No longer can they be tied to the old paradigm of physical assets dedicated to specific users or applications. They must think in terms of “services” riding on top of a fully virtualized infrastructure, and how applications will take advantage of shared resources with both servers and storage. This requires comprehensive skills in both server and storage virtualization technology, and enough experience as a practitioner to understand the intricacies and critical elements of managing virtual platforms. Rules of Old IT and New IT Cross-training Competency Leaders of IT innovation cannot be completely siloed...

Best Acronyms for Different IT Skills

You don’t need to be an IT expert to recruit and hire great technology candidates. Use Dice’s Technical Skills Glossary as your handy reference for easy-to-understand definitions on popular IT skills. Read more here.