Explore the core capabilities of Amazon RDS

Explore Amazon RDS and its role in cloud environments, moving from core features, benefits, terminology, and use cases to billing, security strategies, AWS service integration, and a practical service demonstration.

Discover how Amazon RDS fits into the AWS ecosystem

Connect the key concepts through a service demonstration, developing a clearer understanding of how Amazon RDS functions, integrates with AWS services, and supports practical cloud database needs.

You’ll access learning content and practical activities online through Amazon Web Services (AWS), alongside your FutureLearn course experience, giving you direct access to AWS learning as you progress.

Syllabus

Week 1
Amazon RDS Service Primer
- Amazon RDS Service Primer
  In this activity, you will examine Amazon RDS core functions, benefits, billing, and security, while exploring key use cases and integrations with services like AWS Lambda and Amazon S3.

When would you like to start?

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

List the purpose of the service and its function
Summarize the benefits of the service
Recall how the service works
Identify use cases for the service
Recognize how the service is billed
Recall how to get additional information on the service
Clarify how this service integrates with other services
Summarize the relevant terminology associated with this service
Identify security strategies used by this service

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for IT professionals, data platform engineers, database developers, and solutions architects.

Who developed the course?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently.

What's included?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

Unlimited access to this course

Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes

A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible

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Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate

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