Mastering Real-Time Monitoring: Get SNS Alerts for AWS RDS SQL Server Offline/Online Changes
Need a direct way to stay informed about your RDS for SQL Server status changes?
Want to monitor Amazon RDS instances better and receive alerts when databases go offline or online?
Curious about using Amazon SNS for real-time notifications on AWS RDS?
Monitoring the database is extremely important to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of any system.
A database serves as the foundation for storing and managing critical data, making it a central component for businesses and applications.
Regularly monitoring the database allows administrators to keep track of its performance, health, and availability.
AWS RDS event subscription provides monitoring and alerting at the instance level for a RDS instance.
However, it lacks a straightforward method for notifying when a database becomes offline or returns online.
In this blog, I will demonstrate how you can use CloudWatch metrics and receive Simple Notification Service (SNS) notifications to stay informed about the status changes of your RDS for SQL Server instances, whether they go online or offline.
