Start and Stop RDS Instances on AWS – and Schedule with ParkMyCloud

by | Jun 1, 2017 | How to Save on AWS, ParkMyCloud News | 4 comments

Start and Stop RDS Instances on AWS – and Schedule with ParkMyCloud

Amazon Web Services shared today that users can now start and stop RDS instances – check out the full announcement on their blog.

This is good news for cost-conscious engineering teams. Until now, databases were generally left running 24×7, even if they were only used during working hours for testing and staging purposes. Now, they can be turned off, so you’re not charged for time you’re not using. Nice!

Keep in mind that stopping the RDS instances will not bring the cost to zero – you will still be charged for provisioned storage, manual snapshots and automated backup storage.

Now, what if you want to start and stop RDS instances on an automated schedule to ensure they’re not left running when they’re not needed? Coming soon, you’ll be able to with ParkMyCloud!

Start and Stop RDS Instances on a Schedule with ParkMyCloud

Since ParkMyCloud was first released, customers have been asking us for the ability to park their RDS instances in the same way that they can park EC2 instances and auto scaling groups.

The logic to start/stop RDS instances using schedules is already in the production code for ParkMyCloud. We have been patiently waiting for AWS to officially announce this capability, so that we could turn the feature ON and release it to the public. That day is finally here!

Our development team has some final end-to-end testing to complete, just to make sure everything works as expected. Expect RDS parking to be released within a couple of weeks! Let us know if you’d like to be notified when this is released, or if you’re interested in beta testing the new functionality.

 

We’re excited about this opportunity to give ParkMyCloud users what they’re asking for. What else would you like to see for optimal cost control? Comment below to let us know.

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About Dale Wickizer

Dale brings over 30 years of technology and engineering experience to his role as co-founder and Chief Technology Office (CTO) at ParkMyCloud. After experiencing the problem of growing cloud spend first-hand, and discovering that there was no simple way to solve it, Dale teamed up with co-founder Jay Chapel to create ParkMyCloud to solve the problem of cloud waste. Before founding ParkMyCloud, Dale was the CTO of the U.S. Public Sector at NetApp, Inc. where he set the future technology and product direction and managed key customer relationships. Prior to NetApp, Dale was an Associate Partner and IT Infrastructure Architect at Accenture, where he helped large enterprises plan and execute IT transformations, data center consolidations, and application deployments. Dale holds both a Bachelor's and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He and his wife, Barbara, reside in Springfield, VA.

4 Comments

  1. Amol Umbarkar
    Amol Umbarkar on June 3, 2017 at 1:05 am

    How about event based switch..do you have it?

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    • Katy Stalcup
      Katy Stalcup on June 5, 2017 at 11:11 am

      Hi Amol – we’re working on adding some event-based triggers for parking. What kinds of events would be most helpful for you?

      Reply
  2. Tosin
    Tosin on June 28, 2017 at 8:05 am

    This is a great feature. As always ParkmyCloud is ahead of the park

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    • Katy Stalcup
      Katy Stalcup on June 28, 2017 at 9:13 am

      Thanks Tosin! Glad RDS parking is helpful for you, and as always, let us know what you’d like to see next!

      Reply

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