MySQL Options on AWS: Self-Managed, Managed, Serverless

Level: 200

In this tech talk, we will provide an overview of MySQL deployment options available on AWS, including self-managed (running MySQL yourself on Amazon EC2) and managed (running MySQL databases in Amazon RDS). We'll also cover the key differences between these options, and explain the range of managed options available with Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, and Amazon Aurora MySQL-compatible edition (including Aurora Serverless). You'll learn the basics of how to deploy, operate, scale, and monitor MySQL and MySQL-compatible databases using these services. Finally, we'll demonstrate how to easily deploy a serverless MySQL-compatible database instance using Aurora Serverless.