rajesh on Nostr: on 2 december 2025 aws finally launched database savings plans — the gap that kept ...
on 2 december 2025 aws finally launched database savings plans — the gap that kept most database spend stuck on reserved instances for years.
covers aurora, rds, dynamodb, elasticache, documentdb, neptune, keyspaces, timestream and dms. up to 35% on serverless, 20% on provisioned, and it follows the workload across engine, family, size and region.
two catches worth saying out loud: it's 1-year no-upfront only at launch, and it does NOT cover redshift or opensearch — i've already seen that stated wrong. check the official service list.
https://rajesh.medampudi.com/blog/ri-vs-savings-plans 
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2026-07-06 17:37:03 UTCEvent JSON
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