RDS is a Database as a Service (DBaaS) product. It can be used to provision a fully functional database without the admin overhead traditionally associated with DB platforms. It can perform at scale, be made publicly accessible, and can be configured for demanding availability and durability scenarios.
Databases Fundamentals
Relational database management systems (RDBMS) are used when the data to be managed has formal and fixed relationships. Data is stored on disk as “rows,” and entire rows must be parsed even if individual attributes are all that’s needed. Reading one attribute from 10,000 records requires 10,000 rows to be read from the disk.
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CloudFront
CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN). A CDN is a global cache that stores copies of your data on edge caches, which are positioned as close to your customers as possible. It has three main benefits: lower latency, higher transfer speeds, and reduced load on the content server.