In this AWS re:Invent 2023 session, engineers from the Aurora service team share strategies for hyperscaling relational databases to handle rapid growth. The presentation covers techniques for managing rapid initial growth, optimizing database workloads, scaling with microservices, and implementing sharding solutions. Key topics include scaling up Aurora instances, adding read replicas, using connection pooling, and leveraging tools like Performance Insights and DevOps Guru for RDS to identify and resolve performance issues. The speakers also discuss Aurora's new Limitless Database feature, which simplifies sharding implementation for easier horizontal scaling. Throughout the talk, real-world examples and best practices are shared to help attendees tackle the challenges of scaling databases for high-growth applications.