Amazon RDS enables customers to launch an optimally configured, secure and highly available database with just a few clicks. It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while managing time-consuming database administration tasks, freeing you up to focus on your applications and business. Amazon RDS provides you six database engines to choose from, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB. In this session, we take a closer look at the capabilities of the RDS service and review the latest features available. We do a deep dive into how RDS works and the best practices to achieve the optimal performance, flexibility, and cost saving for your databases.