Wrong answer on AWS Trivia Quiz!
I recently ran an AWS Trivia quiz with over 100 people at an event. One of the anwers to a question was disputed by a participant! The question was..
Which database engines does Amazon RDS support? (Select THREE.) Available answers are:
- DB2
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
DB2 is meant to be an incorrect answer, however I have been made aware this announcement about DB2 being supported since November 2023.https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/amazon-rds-db2/
Could someone please advise if this question is indeed incorrect and how to get it corrected? My account does not allow me to edit questions in AWS Trivia
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I can confirm DB2 is integrated in RDS, the answers are indeed outdated. Can't help with updating the trivia though
answered a year ago
You're correct that the quiz answer needs updating. Amazon RDS does indeed support IBM Db2 as a database engine option. Amazon RDS for Db2 was announced and made available in November 2023, making it a valid answer choice alongside Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, which are also supported database engines.
Amazon RDS for Db2 is available in two editions: Db2 Standard Edition (db2-se) and Db2 Advanced Edition (db2-ae). When working with RDS for Db2 through the AWS CLI, these are the engine values you would use in commands.
For example, you can use the AWS CLI to check available Db2 versions with:
aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --filters Name=engine,Values=db2-ae,db2-se
Since RDS now supports Db2, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL (among others), having Db2 marked as an incorrect answer in the trivia quiz is outdated and should be corrected.
Sources
Determining DB instance class support in AWS Regions - Amazon Relational Database Service
Automate the deployment of Amazon RDS for Db2 Instances with Terraform | AWS Database Blog
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