Running a database on EC2? Your clock could be slowing you down

Re:Running a database on EC2? Your clock could be slowing yo... by MBCook on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:41PM (#18043216)

There is no magic in PG itself, it’s just normal Postgres. You can dump and reload your data somewhere else.

But they provide management, point in time recovery, and other nice things. All done for you automatically. If you move you have to take that on yourself (if you don’t move to another provider that does it too).

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Re:Running a database on EC2? Your clock could be slowing yo... by scarface74 on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:49PM (#18043259)

Yes I understand that. But you still aren’t “locked in” you just have to manage more of the stuff yourself if you move from AWS. That’s kind of the point of using AWS.

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Re:Running a database on EC2? Your clock could be slowing yo... by pkaye on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:58PM (#18043302)

So the lock-in due to not having a properly skilled DBA?

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Re:Running a database on EC2? Your clock could be slowing yo... by MBCook on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:59PM (#18043305)

It’s a pure convenience thing.

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Re:Running a database on EC2? Your clock could be slowing yo... by ohyeshedid on Friday September 21, 2018 @11:49PM (#18044344)

I wouldn't call that lock-in.

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