Amazon RDS Proxy is now available in 6 additional AWS regions
Regional Expansion
This article is about Amazon RDS Proxy, a fully managed and highly available database proxy for RDS and Amazon Aurora databases, becoming available in 6 additional AWS regions.
Specifically, the article covers:
- RDS Proxy helps improve application scalability, resiliency, and security by pooling and sharing database connections.
- New regions where RDS Proxy is now available: Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Israel (Tel Aviv), Europe (Zurich), and Canada (Central).
- RDS Proxy automatically connects to a standby database instance in case of failure.
- Database credentials and access can be managed through AWS Secrets Manager and IAM, eliminating the need to embed credentials in application code.
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