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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: ...

4 Built-in functions in SQL Explained Superbly

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Here're four types of built-in functions in SQL. You don't need to create these functions, and these come with your SQL. I am discussing today the  SQL functions List . SQL functions DATE-TIME functions Numeric functions Char functions Null-related functions 1. DATE-TIME functions   These are useful to get DATE and Time. Also, you can covert the DATE and TIME to Char. These are TO_CHAR, CURRENT_DATE, and CURRENT_TIME. 2. Numeric Functions   These functions you can use for numeric calculations. Those are TRUNC, SIGN, ROUND, ABS. 3. Char Functions   To handle string-related tasks you can use CHAR functions. The CHAR functions are like SUBSTR, CONCAT, LENGTH. 4. NULL related functions   To handle null values you can use different functions. Those are COALESCE, NVL, NULLIF This post covered all your answers for the SQL functions list, SQL built-in functions in Oracle, and SQL functions in any DBMS. Also, Read SQL tips to improve Query perfor...