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Category: AWS Database Migration Service

How the Amazon Timehub team built a data replication framework using AWS DMS: Part 1

Amazon’s Timehub team builds and supports time systems that pay employees accurately and simplify workforce management for every country where Amazon does business. Timehub helps Amazon deliver on its Leadership Principle to Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer by enabling next-generation workforce management. It helps prevent pay defects through automation of error correction and delivering […]

Create and run AWS DMS tasks using AWS Step Functions

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is a managed service that helps you migrate databases to AWS easily and securely. It supports various database sources and targets, including Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and more. With AWS DMS, you can migrate your data to […]

Understand and optimize replication for Amazon Redshift with AWS DMS

In this post, we deep dive into using AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to load data to Amazon Redshift and discuss how to optimize data loading. In a world where data is always growing and larger datasets need to be processed, it’s important to use the right tool for the right job. Amazon Redshift […]

Cost optimize database migrations with AWS DMS: Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed database migration components, migration cost and its factors, and how to select right type of AWS DMS instance which determines the capacity of DMS jobs. In this post, we focus on how to regularly evaluate the AWS DMS instance size and scale up or down based on […]

Cost optimize database migrations with AWS DMS: Part 1

In the realm of database migration, achieving cost optimization is paramount. It’s not just about moving data; it’s about doing so in a way that ensures every resource is utilized efficiently, infrastructure expenses are minimized, and the return on investment is maximized. Careful consideration of cost implications and the implementation of strategic measures are key. […]

Filter transactions from users with AWS DMS from an Oracle database

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is used for migrating databases to AWS, but you can also use it for replicating data with low latency from a supported source to a supported target. When working with an Oracle Multitenant database, you may be looking for ways to replicate ongoing changes to Amazon Simple Storage Service […]

Build a mortgage-backed securities data model using Amazon Neptune

As organizations adopt modern application architectures such as microservices, application teams tend to retrofit one-size-fits-all databases. The mortgage industry is going through unprecedented transformation due to changing generation technologies such as API adoption. In the mortgage industry, API-enabled software allows lenders, issuers, borrowers, and more to integrate different functionalities into their portal, meaning they bring […]

How a small DevOps team at Deutsche Bahn unlocked analytics for their SaaS product

This is a guest blog post by Oliver Jägle, Software Architect at DB Curbside Management, in partnership with AWS Senior Solutions Architect Ben Freiberg. Have you ever rented a scooter or a bicycle instead of walking or taking a bus? You’re not alone. More and more people around the globe have adopted this sort of […]

Migrate from SQL Server to Amazon DynamoDB with data transformation using a staging table

With the evolution of microservice-based architectures, organizations are increasingly adopting purpose-built databases. Occasionally, businesses need guidance on which cloud service and solutions are best for them, as well as a plan for helping with the migration. When performing heterogeneous database migrations, you might encounter problems with attribute patterns on NoSQL compared to traditional relational database […]

Supercharge your MySQL database on AWS

Over the past 15 years, cloud-managed databases have evolved to allow you to take advantage of the cloud’s agility, scalability, and flexibility in architecture. Open source databases have accelerated this transformation as an essential part of a cost-effective, modern data strategy. Amazon’s journey with managed open source databases started in 2009 with the launch of […]