We create a Lambda function in the database subnet, attached to a security group that grants access to the RDS instance. Database credentials are read into the function from a Secrets Manager secret.

At a high-level, RDS streamlines setup, operation, and scaling relational databases in AWS, such as MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and others. RDS, much like any other AWS or cloud service ...

We use the Active Directory user created during the process of joining the RDS for SQL Server DB instance to the self-managed Active Directory to establish the connection to the SQL Server instance.

"You can now use launch RDS database instances running Microsoft SQL Server inside of a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). You can now get all of the benefits of the Relational Database Service ...