Parks and Recreation runs Amazon RDS and asks who manages database engine patching compared with a self-managed database on EC2. What is the accurate shared-responsibility shift?
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Short Explanation
Self-managed DB on EC2 means you own more of the engine chores; RDS is AWS taking a bigger slice of that platform work. You still care about data and who can connect. Think “more managed stove,” not “no kitchen rules.”
Full Explanation
Managed services shift more platform responsibility to AWS. For Amazon RDS, AWS handles more of the database engine and underlying platform operations, including aspects of patching, compared with running the database yourself on EC2. Customers remain responsible for data, access control, network settings they control, and application-level security.