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The only announcement I want from AWS about databases is that the price for RDS is going down. Not that they have new chip that is more expensive but offers better price/performance, but that my bill is actually going to drop.

I don't trust them enough to use non-portable technology like this until they give me confidence they are committed to lowering prices.

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> The only announcement I want from AWS about databases is that the price for RDS is going down.

If the price hasn't been going up in line with inflation then it's been going down in real terms. Not as nice as the number going down, too, but it's not nothing. Over time AWS prices have significantly declined in real terms simply by not having been raised in nominal value.

The inflation rate for chips, memory, storage and networking is negative.

Of all the services AWS has, RDS is one of the best values and lowest risks. The peace of mind and reliability it gives you on something as important as a DB is well worth the cost.

It's Postgres compatible, so not exactly non-portable

Cough, not exactly:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/wor...

Why would this product having a subset of postgresql features make it less portable? If anything, that makes it more portable

Not if you're an existing postgres user considering DSQL - then it's effectively an entirely different database. Compatibility goes both ways.

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