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Testimonials
I was impressed at how quickly they were able to handle new tasks at a high quality and value.
Good consultants execute on task and deliver as planned. Better consultants overdeliver on their tasks. Great consultants become full technology partners and provide expertise beyond their scope.
I am happy to call MeteorOps my technology partners as they overdelivered, provide high-level expertise and I recommend their services as a very happy customer.
I was impressed with the amount of professionalism, communication, and speed of delivery.
Thanks to MeteorOps, infrastructure changes have been completed without any errors. They provide excellent ideas, manage tasks efficiently, and deliver on time. They communicate through virtual meetings, email, and a messaging app. Overall, their experience in Kubernetes and AWS is impressive.
You guys are really a bunch of talented geniuses and it's a pleasure and a privilege to work with you.
Working with MeteorOps was exactly the solution we looked for. We met a professional, involved, problem solving DevOps team, that gave us an impact in a short term period.
They are very knowledgeable in their area of expertise.
From my experience, working with MeteorOps brings high value to any company at almost any stage. They are uncompromising professionals, who achieve their goal no matter what.
Nguyen is a champ. He's fast and has great communication. Well done!
They have been great at adjusting and improving as we have worked together.
We were impressed with their commitment to the project.
We got to meet Michael from MeteorOps through one of our employees. We needed DevOps help and guidance and Michael and the team provided all of it from the very beginning. They did everything from dev support to infrastructure design and configuration to helping during Production incidents like any one of our own employees. They actually became an integral part of our organization which says a lot about their personal attitude and dedication.
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Free Project Planning: We dive into your goals and current state to prepare before a kickoff.
Pay-as-you-go: Use our capacity when you need it, none of that retainer nonsense.
Experts On-Demand: Get new experts from our team when you need specific knowledge or consultation.
We Don't Sleep: Just kidding we do sleep, but we can flexibly hop on calls when you need.
Ad-hoc Calls: When a video call works better than a chat, we hop on a call together.
How it works?
AWS RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) is a fully managed service for running relational databases on AWS, used by application teams, data teams, and platform engineers to reduce operational overhead while keeping databases reliable and secure. It supports common engines such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server, and is typically used as the primary transactional datastore for web applications, SaaS platforms, and internal business systems.
AWS RDS is commonly deployed in a VPC and integrated with IAM, KMS, and CloudWatch to fit standard cloud operations and compliance workflows. It is often paired with infrastructure-as-code for repeatable provisioning and with Multi-AZ or read replicas for availability and performance. For related AWS-managed database options, see MeteorOps Technologies.
- Automated provisioning, patching, and maintenance windows
- Automated backups, snapshots, and point-in-time recovery
- High availability configurations (e.g., Multi-AZ deployments)
- Read replicas and scaling options for performance and throughput
- Monitoring and logging integrations for operational visibility
A computer database is an organized collection of data that can be manipulated and accessed through specialized software
The use of databases integration into any software development project out there is crucial, consisting of many useful benefits:
- Databases provide efficient means for searching, sorting and retrieving specific information.
- They help maintaining data integrity and consistency through the use of constraints and data validation.
- Centralized storage allows multiple users to access and update the data simultaneously.
- Data availability is ensured through backup and recovery options.
- Access controls and permission settings can be used to secure the data.
- They facilitate sharing of data among multiple applications and systems, improving interoperability.
- Data integration with other systems is made easier, enhancing data analysis and reporting.
- Automated updating and maintenance improves data accuracy and reduces errors.
- They can handle large amount of data and increasing number of users by scaling.
AWS RDS is a managed relational database service on AWS that reduces operational overhead while providing reliable, secure, and scalable database deployments for production workloads.
- Managed provisioning and operations that simplify setup, instance management, and routine administration tasks.
- Automated backups and point-in-time recovery to improve resilience and reduce recovery time after incidents.
- Multi-AZ deployments that provide synchronous replication and automatic failover for higher availability.
- Read replicas that improve read throughput and enable scaling read-heavy workloads with minimal application change.
- Vertical and storage scaling options to adjust capacity as workload demands change.
- Engine flexibility with support for common relational engines including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and SQL Server.
- Security controls including encryption at rest and in transit, network isolation via VPC, and fine-grained access via IAM integration.
- Observability through CloudWatch metrics, logs, and events to support performance tuning and operational monitoring.
- Maintenance automation including patching and maintenance windows to keep databases current with reduced downtime risk.
- Cost controls through instance sizing choices, storage types, reserved capacity options, and the ability to stop or right-size non-production environments.
AWS RDS is a strong fit for teams that want a traditional relational database with managed availability and backups, but it trades some control and extensibility compared to self-managed databases, and certain advanced features depend on the selected engine and version.
Common alternatives include Amazon Aurora, self-managed databases on Amazon EC2, and managed database services on other clouds such as Azure SQL Database and Google Cloud SQL. For a general overview of the service, see Amazon RDS.
Our experience with AWS RDS helped us develop repeatable delivery patterns, automation, and operational runbooks that make relational databases easier to run securely and reliably for production workloads.
Some of the things we did include:
- Planned and executed migrations from self-managed MySQL/PostgreSQL to AWS RDS using staged cutovers, validation queries, and rehearsed rollback plans to minimize downtime risk.
- Implemented high availability with Multi-AZ deployments, tuned failover settings, and validated recovery procedures through scheduled game-day testing.
- Designed disaster recovery strategies using cross-region replicas and snapshot-based restores, documenting RPO/RTO targets and running periodic restore drills.
- Standardized provisioning with Infrastructure as Code, including parameter groups, option groups, subnet groups, security groups, and environment-specific guardrails.
- Integrated monitoring and alerting with AWS CloudWatch, including Enhanced Monitoring, Performance Insights review workflows, and log exports for incident response.
- Hardened security with private networking patterns, encryption in transit/at rest, least-privilege IAM access, and credential rotation via AWS Secrets Manager.
- Implemented backup retention policies, automated snapshot lifecycle management, and point-in-time recovery procedures aligned to compliance and audit requirements.
- Improved performance through query analysis, index and schema changes, parameter tuning, connection management, and right-sizing instances/storage to match workload patterns.
- Built CI/CD-friendly database change workflows (migrations, versioning, promotion between environments) integrated with GitHub Actions to reduce deployment risk.
- Optimized costs by analyzing storage and IOPS usage, reducing overprovisioning, scheduling non-production scaling, and setting budgets/alerts for predictable spend.
This experience helped us accumulate significant knowledge across migrations, HA/DR, security, observability, performance tuning, and cost control, enabling us to deliver high-quality AWS RDS setups that are stable, maintainable, and straightforward to operate for client teams.
Some of the things we can help you do with AWS RDS include:
- Assess your current database estate and deliver an AWS RDS readiness review with risks, recommendations, and a prioritized remediation report.
- Define an adoption roadmap covering engine selection, migration approach, high availability targets, and day-2 operational ownership.
- Design and deploy secure, repeatable AWS RDS environments using IaC (VPC networking, parameter/option groups, backups, and tagging standards).
- Plan and execute low-downtime migrations to AWS RDS with cutover runbooks, validation checks, and rollback procedures.
- Implement security and compliance guardrails including encryption, IAM access controls, secrets management, and auditable change workflows.
- Configure reliability features such as Multi-AZ, automated backups, point-in-time recovery, and disaster recovery testing with documented runbooks.
- Set up observability for AWS RDS—metrics, logs, alerting, and SLO-based monitoring—integrated into your on-call and incident response process.
- Optimize cost and performance through right-sizing, storage/IOPS tuning, parameter tuning, and query/index review.
- Enable safe delivery practices for database changes with CI/CD and GitOps-style workflows, versioned configuration, and controlled maintenance windows.
- Train engineering teams on AWS RDS operations, troubleshooting patterns, patching strategies, and operational runbooks for stable production support.
