Category: PostgreSQL compatible

July 2023: This post was reviewed for accuracy. PostgreSQL is considered to be the primary open-source database choice when migrating from commercial databases such as Oracle. AWS provides two managed PostgreSQL options: Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition. Identifying slow queries and tuning for better performance is an […]

A common coding strategy is to have multiple application servers attempt to insert the same data into the same table at the same time and rely on the database unique constraint to prevent duplication. The “duplicate key violates unique constraint” error notifies the caller that a retry is needed. This seems like an intuitive approach, […]

Financial services industry (FSI) customers and other highly regulated industries often need to audit every action made by each database user and administrator as well as identify each person logged in to their databases, usually using their identity provider (IdP). In such cases, the IdP is considered the source of truth for mapping users against […]

Do you want to copy or archive your Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition logs directly to Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)? Does your organization have the regulatory requirements to audit all the DDL or DML activity against your RDS for PostgreSQL database? With the addition of […]

Many organizations these days have a mandate to comply with database regulatory and compliance requirements. Storing and using relevant metadata for these requirements has become extremely important. This is the second of a two-part post. In Part 1, we discussed two approaches to audit Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition databases: the Database Activity Streams feature and […]

In light of today’s burgeoning data growth, the need for storing, sharing, protecting, and using data is becoming more challenging and complicated. Many enterprise organizations have mandates to comply with database regulatory and compliance requirements, which are of paramount importance. Storing relevant data from an auditing standpoint is another important requirement. In this post, we […]

Many organizations are benefiting from the performance gains and ease of administration of the Amazon Aurora database platform. The idea of breaking free from commercial licenses, backup administration, and data center maintenance is always a welcome thought. But where to begin, and how complex is the journey to migrate from SQL Server to Amazon Aurora […]

Database performance monitoring is critical for application availability and productivity. A good monitoring practice can ensure a small issue is identified in time before it develops into a big problem and causes service disruption. In the AWS Cloud, you can use analytical and monitoring tools like Amazon RDS Performance Insights and Amazon CloudWatch metrics and […]

July 2023: This post was reviewed for accuracy. Security is a key factor to consider when choosing or migrating to a database. Cloud security at AWS is the highest priority. Security and compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. This shared model can help relieve your operational burden, because AWS allows you […]

Database object validation plays a key role in the database migration process. It’s the process of determining whether all the source database objects have been successfully migrated to the target database by comparing their types and counts. If you miss the validation phase, you may encounter run time errors due to missing database objects which […]