AWS is the #1 cloud provider for open-source
database hosting, and the go-to cloud for MySQL deployments. As
organizations continue to migrate to the cloud, it’s important to
get in front of performance issues, such as high latency, low
throughput, and replication lag with higher distances between
your users and cloud infrastructure. While many AWS users default
to their managed database solution, Amazon RDS, there are
alternatives available that can improve your MySQL performance on
AWS through advanced customization options and unlimited EC2
instance type support. ScaleGrid offers a compelling alternative
to hosting MySQL on AWS that offers better performance, more
control, and no cloud vendor lock-in and the same price as Amazon
RDS. In this post, we compare the performance of MySQL Amazon RDS …
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