Amazon RDS Demystified: Why Amazon RDS is Still a Game-Changer?

If you've ever installed a database on a VM, configured backups at 2 AM, worried about failover, or tuned Linux memory for MySQL - you already know the pain. Now imagine never doing that again. That's exactly what Amazon RDS gives you: a fully managed relational database where you focus on data and queries while Amazon Web Services handles the heavy lifting. This article breaks down what RDS is, why it matters, how it works internally, and the concepts every DevOps engineer, SRE, and backend dev