RDS

Amazon recently faced challenges in maintaining support for legacy Relational Database Service (RDS) systems and even considered upgrading instances forcefully1. This situation is not unique to Amazon; many companies struggle with the costs of maintaining legacy systems. However, as a service provider, Amazon must support older systems as long as there are customers willing to pay for them. In December 2023, Amazon announced1 plans to upgrade legacy RDS instances to versions still under active development, citing the rising costs of maintaining outdated systems. This included versions like MySQL 5.7 and PostgreSQL 10 (or earlier)2. However, instead of enforcing upgrades, Amazon introduced a new support approach: RDS Extended Support. This allows customers to continue using older versions, but with additional costs. ...