Amazon RDS Database Activity Streams now creates Kinesis data streams in on-demand mode by default, allowing more cost-effective storage and processing of database activity logs without provisioning capacity upfront.

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<p>This article announces that Amazon RDS Database Activity Streams will now create Kinesis data streams in on-demand mode instead of provisioned mode by default for new enablements.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Database Activity Streams captures database events, encrypts them, and uploads records to a Kinesis data stream</li>
<li>Previously, it created Kinesis data streams in provisioned mode by default</li>
<li>Now, it will create Kinesis data streams in on-demand mode for new enablements</li>
<li>This change does not affect existing Kinesis data streams</li>
<li>On-demand mode allows more flexibility in scaling Kinesis data streams</li>
<li>Database Activity Streams helps protect databases from threats by monitoring activity outside the database</li>
<li>The article provides links to documentation and a list of supported AWS regions</li>
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Database Activity Streams creates Kinesis data streams in on-demand mode

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