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Migrate to an Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL instance from another PostgreSQL source
Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. Aurora provides this by scaling storage across three Availability Zones in the same Region, and supports up to 15 read replica instances for scaling out read workloads and high availability within a single […]
Read MoreUsing collaborative filtering on Yelp data to build a recommendation system in Amazon Neptune
“I’m hungry. Where should I go to eat?” It’s one of the most common questions we ask ourselves every day, and when you’re going out to spend money somewhere, you don’t want to simply pick a random place and try it—you want some sort of assurance that the restaurant you choose matches what you’re looking […]
Read MoreVisualize query results using the Amazon Neptune workbench
In this post, we look at the new visualization features recently added to the Amazon Neptune workbench and released on August 12, 2020. These additional capabilities allow you to produce an interactive graph diagram representing the results of your Gremlin and SPARQL queries. We look at some Gremlin-specific features and then do the same for SPARQL. Finally, we look at some of the more advanced ways you can modify the visualizations. As a sidenote, this entire post was produced using the workbench.
Read MoreSSL connection to an Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL database from a C++ application using Visual Studio
Your organization may require you to connect to databases using secure SSL connections so all traffic communicating with the database is encrypted. In this post, we provide guidance on how to connect to an Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL database from a C++ application using the libpq library. We show you how to enforce SSL connections to your Aurora PostgreSQL database and connect to this from a C++ application using a secured SSL connection. You can also apply the same principles to an Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL database.
Read MoreAccelerating Nylas’s feature development with AWS Data Lab
This is a guest post by David Ting, VP of Engineering at Nylas. In their own words, Nylas is a pioneer and leading provider of universal communications APIs that allow developers to quickly connect their applications to every email, calendar, or contacts provider in the world. Over 26,000 developers around the globe use the Nylas […]
Read MoreAmazon RDS for SQL Server now supports SQL Server 2019
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for Express, Web, Standard, and Enterprise Editions. You can use SQL Server 2019 features such as Accelerated Database Recovery, Intelligent Query Processing, Intelligent Performance, Monitoring improvements, and Resumable Online Index creations. The purpose of this post is to: Summarize the new features in SQL […]
Read MoreBenefitting from SPARQL 1.1 Federated Queries with Amazon Neptune
In this post, I show you how to use SPARQL 1.1 Federated Query in Neptune to get data about soccer teams in the UK from an external dataset, DBpedia (a well-known public dataset of Wikipedia data). Using the DBpedia publicly accessible SPARQL endpoint, I link the data from DBpedia to data that I add to the Neptune cluster.
Read MoreImplementing table partitioning in Oracle Standard Edition: Part 1
Oracle table partitioning is a commonly used feature to manage large tables and improve SELECT query performance. Oracle partitioning is only available in the Oracle EE Extra cost option. This post demonstrates how to implement a partitioning feature for tables in Oracle Standard Edition (Oracle SE) using a single view accessing multiple sub-tables and the INSTEAD OF trigger.
Read MoreAnalyzing performance management in Oracle SE using Amazon RDS for Oracle
Organizations are aggressively adopting cloud as a standard and actively evaluating their database needs. Amazon RDS for Oracle is a managed service that makes it easy to quickly create Oracle Database instances, enabling you to migrate existing on-premises workloads to the cloud. Migration from on-premises Oracle Database to Amazon RDS for Oracle is quick because […]
Read MoreManaging your SQL plan in Oracle SE with Amazon RDS for Oracle
Organizations are aggressively adopting the cloud as the standard and actively evaluating their database needs. Amazon RDS for Oracle is a managed service that makes it easy to quickly create Oracle Database instances, enabling you to migrate existing on-premises workloads to the cloud. Migration from on-premises Oracle Database to Amazon RDS for Oracle is quick […]
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