RDS Automation is a workflow engine designed to automate database activities in a secure, transparent and event-driven manner. So why would an organisation need to implement this workflow engine? Automating database activities improves overall auditability and security, as well as reducing accidental errors and high operational costs.

There are many tasks performed by DBAs that are not only time consuming and labour intensive, but represent a number of risks to application uptime. Regular administrative operations such as refreshing, archiving, exporting and backups all require elevated user privileges. Manually connecting to the database with elevated privileges leads to the possibility of human error or unexpected production outages. By automating this process, scripts can be audited; tasks can be scheduled; and DevOps users can be empowered. Reducing the number of times people access the database with elevated credentials also reduces the risk of a GDPR breach or a data leak. 

Cloud Elemental have developed an automated solution that promises to manage, store and carry out DBA tasks without requiring the user to supply additional credentials. RDS Automation uses Cloud access management to control which users can use the tool, alongside utilising Cloud native credential storage for storing other credentials. All scripts are stored in a version control system to ensure that only pre-approved scripts can be used. The event-driven architecture makes it easy for customers to plug RDS Automation into their other workflows.

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