AWS: Accelerated Media for RDS

Hello to all!

More recently, in August 2012, Amazon released a new cool feature - EBS with a preset number of IOPS (Input / Output Operations Per Second). For those who use AWS for high-load projects and for software that really needs a fast disk, it has become manna from heaven.

Before the introduction of features, it was possible to use EBS with a speed of up to 100 IOPS.
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After - it became possible to install up to 1000 IOPS for a single disk!



Today I received a letter that made me very happy. Now in RDS, you can use fast disks with a capacity of up to 10,000 IOPS.



Amazon RDS Provisioned IOPS is optimized for intensive transactional operations in the database. Right now, you can create MySQL, Oracle and SQL Server with storage with the specified number of IOPS. The number of IOPS is determined by the ratio of 10: 1 to the number of gigabytes of storage. The maximum storage capacity of 1000 GB can have 10,000 IOPS.

Yes, it seems to be not a cheap solution. Each gigabyte costs 10 cents, each IPOS + 12.5 cents per month. So, for the maximum possible storage of 1000 GB, we will pay $ 100 + $ 125 = $ 225 per month. Not so much for a pretty serious stack and a VERY fast drive .

AWS as always go ahead of the rest and create unprecedented features in the field of cloud technology. Delight customers, life becomes easier!