# Three Signs It's Time To Move Away From AWS RDS

DevFeed: [Three Signs It's Time To Move Away From AWS RDS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/three-signs-it-s-time-to-move-away-from-aws-rds-5828.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/three-signs-its-time-to-move-away-from-rds>)

Author: Carlota Soto

Published: 2024-12-23T17:11:07Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon.md>), [amazon-rds](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-rds.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [compute](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compute.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/optimization.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes signs that an Amazon RDS deployment may become a bottleneck as a Postgres workload grows: disruptive manual scaling, difficult non-production environment management, wasted compute and storage, and risks from a large centralized production instance.

## Source excerpt

Amazon RDS has long been the default choice for hosting Postgres in AWS. Its reliability makes it a solid pick for many teams--but as workloads evolve, RDS can start becoming a serious bottleneck. Spotting the signs early can save your team time, money, and headaches. Signs of dan...