AWS Database Blog
Author: Rajeev Sakhuja
Rajeev is a Solution Architect based out of New York City. He enjoys partnering with customers to solve complex business problems using AWS services. In his free time, he likes to hike, and create video courses on emerging technologies.
10 Amazon Aurora tips for application developers – Part 2
April, 2026: Aurora Serverless v2 has been renamed Aurora serverless. No action required. This is the second post of the two-part series on how application developers can take advantage of Amazon Aurora features, capabilities, and complementary services. In Part 1, we shared the first five tips: Split the application SQL read/write load to enhance your […]
10 Amazon Aurora tips for application developers – Part 1
April, 2026: Aurora Serverless v2 has been renamed Aurora serverless. No action required. Amazon Aurora is a MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible enterprise class database built from the ground up for cloud-native applications. Application developers write their code using standard tooling and libraries such as JDBC drivers for Java applications, and NodeJS packages for JavaScript applications. Developers […]
Evaluate Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 for your provisioned Aurora clusters
April, 2026: Aurora Serverless v2 has been renamed Aurora serverless. No action required. In this post, you learn about Aurora Serverless v2 databases and factors to consider when replacing provisioned instances with Aurora Serverless v2 instances. Amazon Aurora Serverless allows you to use Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition without worrying about […]
Enforce configuration policies for your Amazon RDS databases using AWS Config
In today’s cloud-enabled enterprise, multiple teams take on the responsibility of creating and managing databases. The challenge that you may face is the enforcement of your company’s standard configuration policies—how do you make sure that all databases are following the database configuration standards consistently? This is where AWS Config can help. In this post, I […]