AWS RDS Integration

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Connect CostTrail with Amazon RDS to automatically track, analyze, and optimize your relational database spending across all instances, storage, and operational costs.

Key Features

Instance-level cost tracking

Storage type optimization

Reserved instance analysis

Multi-AZ deployment costs

Database engine comparison

Read replica optimization

Backup storage monitoring

Performance insights attribution

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Benefits of Connecting AWS RDS

Optimize your relational database costs by integrating CostTrail with AWS RDS

Relational DB Cost Optimization

Identify instance-level cost drivers and optimize instance classes, storage types, and reserved capacity to reduce your RDS spend by up to 40%.

Deployment Mode Analysis

Compare costs between single-AZ, multi-AZ, and Aurora configurations to determine the most cost-effective option for your availability requirements.

Reserved Instance Management

Track RI coverage, analyze utilization, and receive recommendations for optimal reserved instance purchases based on your actual usage patterns.

Read Replica Optimization

Analyze read replica costs and performance gains to implement the most cost-effective scaling strategy for your read-heavy workloads.

Simple Setup Process

Connect your AWS RDS instances in minutes with our guided setup

Connect AWS account

Create a read-only IAM role with permissions to access your RDS and CloudWatch metrics for comprehensive cost analysis.

Configure database monitoring

Set up automatic collection of instance metrics, storage utilization, and performance data from all your RDS databases.

Map application context

Connect your RDS instances to applications, environments, and teams for accurate cost attribution and chargeback.

Enable optimization features

Activate instance right-sizing recommendations, reserved instance planning, and storage optimization insights.

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AWS RDS Integration Use Cases

How organizations leverage the CostTrail-RDS integration

Multi-Environment Cost Allocation

Engineering teams use CostTrail to attribute RDS costs to development, staging, and production environments, enabling accurate budgeting and cost forecasting.

Typical cost savings:

32%

Instance Right-Sizing

Database administrators use CostTrail to analyze CPU, memory, and I/O utilization patterns, identifying over-provisioned instances that can be downsized without performance impact.

Typical cost savings:

40%

Storage Configuration Optimization

Finance teams work with IT to analyze storage costs, identifying opportunities to switch between GP2, GP3, io1, and io2 storage types based on actual IOPS requirements.

Typical cost savings:

28%

Enterprise-Grade Security

We take the security of your AWS RDS data seriously. Our integration uses the highest security standards:

SOC 2 Type II compliant
End-to-end encryption
Read-only IAM access
AWS Partner Network certified
No credential storage
Regular security audits

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Resources & Documentation

Get the most out of your AWS RDS integration with our comprehensive documentation and support resources:

Integration Guide

Step-by-step setup and configuration instructions

API Documentation

Technical details for developers

Support Center

Troubleshooting and help articles

Webinar Recording

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the AWS RDS integration

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