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Document #US45976520 © 2020 IDC. www.idc.com | Page 1 IDC White Paper | Amazon Relational Database Service Delivers Enhanced Database Performance at Lower Total Cost EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There is a wave of database migrations to the cloud, as enterprises seek to realize the greater efficiencies and cost savings involved in cloud-based data management, especially as cloud- based applications assume an increasingly important role in running the business. The questions naturally arise, which is the best relational database management system (RDBMS) to serve my needs in the cloud? Should I simply move the one that I have used for decades, or is there a better option? IDC research has shown that the "lift and shift" approach of moving all applications and databases, just as they are, from the internal datacenter to the cloud, without adding any automated management capabilities, has its challenges and is best viewed as a first step to cloud migration. Many enterprises are opting for "cloud-native applications" that are designed to maximize available cloud resources while minimizing continuous utilization and, therefore, controlling cost. Such approaches include refactoring applications to run as microservices rather than as large blocks of code. It seems reasonable to look for a fully managed cloud- native database service that can complement such a move. In fact, even without application refactoring, a considerable benefit is to be realized by using a cloud-native database service when moving functionality to the cloud. Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a service designed to enable setting up, operating, and scaling relational databases in the cloud. To understand the impact of Amazon RDS on database costs, operations, and performance, IDC conducted in-depth interviews with organizations supporting business operations with Amazon RDS databases in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Study participants reported that they are leveraging Amazon RDS to lower the overall costs, including staff time requirements, and for running their databases while also benefiting from improved database agility, scalability, and performance. Amazon Relational Database Service Delivers Enhanced Database Performance at Lower Total Cost Sponsored by: Amazon Web Services Authors: Carl W. Olofson Matthew Marden March 2020 Business Value Highlights 264% three-year ROI 39% lower three-year cost of operations 5 months to payback $37,400 annual benefits per Amazon RDS database 37% more efficient DBA teams 60% more databases per DBA 42% more productive development teams 86% faster to deploy new databases 34% reduced database latency 97% less unplanned downtime