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Author: Josh Levinson
Joshua is a Principal Product Manager at AWS on the Amazon EC2 team. He is passionate about helping customers with highly scalable features on EC2 and across AWS and enjoys the challenge of building simplified solutions to complex problems. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, reading with his kids, and Olympic weightlifting.
Every Microsecond Counts: YugabyteDB Boosts Performance with Amazon Time Sync
YugabyteDB has enhanced its Hybrid Logical Clock mechanism by integrating with Amazon Time Sync Service on Amazon EC2 instances, providing microsecond-accurate reference clocks that have resulted in up to 3x reduced latency and 2x increased throughput compared to not using the service. This integration represents a significant advancement in distributed database performance, benefiting YugabyteDB’s customers across various industries including fintech, retail, streaming media, and automotive manufacturing who rely on quick data access while maintaining consistency and resiliency.