AWS Database Services

Start with the service overviews

The AWS Databases flashcards introduce services including RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift and Neptune. They also list SQL database options and online transaction processing. Start here if you want a compact set of terms to study before moving into the maps.

For a broader view, the AWS Databases mind map organizes services under categories such as relational, key-value, document, in-memory and graph. The Databases mind map brings together several services, including RDS, Athena, ElastiCache and DynamoDB, with notes on RDS features.

Explore a service, then check your understanding

The Amazon DynamoDB mind map covers tables, items and attributes, along with storing and querying data. The Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) mind map focuses on relational data and AWS-supported databases. Use either map after the overview to follow the details of one service.

Then use the quizzes to practice with questions. One quiz asks about caching engines used by ElastiCache and reserved instances. Another asks about the advantages of Amazon RDS for a database administrator. After answering, return to a relevant map or the flashcards and compare the terms and features you encountered.

Place the topic in its unit

A mind map on database concepts distinguishes relational databases, online transaction processing and online analytic processing. That gives you another way to organize the service names on this page. Together, these resources form the AWS Database Services section of Data Storage and Cloud Platforms in Databases and data science.

You can move between the overview, a focused map and a quiz as you study. Choose a resource that matches the service you want to explore next.