Now You Can Park AWS RDS Instances with ParkMyCloud
We’re happy to share that you can now park AWS RDS instances with ParkMyCloud!
AWS just recently released the ability to start and stop RDS instances. Now with ParkMyCloud, you can automate RDS start/stop on a schedule, so your databases used for development, testing, and other non-production purposes are only running when you actually need them — and you only pay for the hours you use. This is the first parking feature on the market that’s fully integrated with AWS’s new RDS start/stop capability.
You can also use ParkMyCloud’s policy engine to create rules that automatically assign your RDS instances to parking schedules and to teams, so they’re only accessible to the users who need them.
Why it Matters
Our customers who use AWS have long asked for the ability to park RDS instances. In fact,
RDS is the area of biggest of cloud spend after compute, accounting for about 15–20% of an average user’s bill. The savings users can enjoy from parking RDS will be significant. On average, ParkMyCloud users save $140 per parked instance per month on compute — and as RDS instances cost significantly more per hour, the savings will be proportionally higher.
“We’ve used ParkMyCloud for over a year to reduce our EC2 spend, enjoying a 13X return on our yearly license fee — it’s literally saved us thousands of dollars on our AWS bill. We look forward to saving even more now that ParkMyCloud has added support for RDS start/stop!” — Anthony Suda, Release Manager/Senior Network Manager, Sundog.
How to Get Started
It’s easy to get started and park AWS RDS instances with ParkMyCloud.
If you don’t yet use ParkMyCloud, you can try it now for free. We offer a 14-day free trial of all ParkMyCloud features, after which you can choose to subscribe to a premium plan or continue parking your instances using ParkMyCloud’s free tier.
If you already use ParkMyCloud, you’ll need to check your AWS permissions and ParkMyCloud policies out, and then turn on the RDS feature via your settings page. Please see more information about this on our support page.
As always, we welcome your feedback about this new addition to ParkMyCloud, and anything else you’d like to see in the future.
Happy parking!
