Stakes and Opportunity around the Endpoint Renaming for Amazon RDS
We noted that the feature is available in all AWS regions and for the
entire database engines supported by Amazon RDS and include two main uses:
Simplified Data Recovery: here Amazon RDS gives you multiple options for data recovery including Point
in Time Recovery, Read
Replica Promotion, and Restore
from DB Snapshot.
This means that henceforth you have the power to change the name and
endpoint of a newly created DB Instance, you can have it assume the identity of
the original Instance, eliminating the need for you to update your application
with the new endpoint.
Simplified Architectural Evolution: here, as your RDS-powered
applications grow in size, scope, and complexity, the role of individual
Instances may evolve. Therefore, you can henceforth rename the instances to
keep their names in sync with their new roles.
To confirm the change:
