Viktar Patotski ·
· Cloud & Cost
· 7 min read How to Reduce AWS RDS Costs Without Hurting Performance
RDS is often the second or third biggest line on an AWS bill, sometimes the first, and most of it is avoidable. The levers that move it: fix the queries before you upsize, match the instance to your load shape, and stop provisioning storage for data that has not arrived yet.