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Long-term storage and analysis of Amazon RDS events with Amazon S3 and Amazon Athena
In this post, we show you how to implement an automated solution for archiving Amazon RDS events to Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). We also discuss how to analyze the events with Amazon Athena which helps enable proactive database management, helps maintain security and compliance, and provides valuable insights for capacity planning and troubleshooting.
Migrate full-text search from SQL Server to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-compatible edition or Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
In this post, we show you how to migrate full-text search in Microsoft SQL Server to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL using text searching data types tsvector and tsquery. We also show you how to implement FTS using pg_trgm and pg_bigm extensions.
Dynamic view-based data masking in Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora MySQL
Data masking is an important technique in cybersecurity, allowing organizations to safeguard personally identifiable information (PII) and other confidential data, while maintaining its utility for development, testing, and analytics purposes. Data masking involves replacing original sensitive data with false, yet realistic information. This process helps ensure that the masked version preserves the format and characteristics […]
Clone Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle to Amazon EC2 using multi-volume EBS snapshots
In this post, we walk you through the process of cloning an Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle database to an EC2 instance using multi-volume Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) snapshots for storage replication. This approach is useful for setting up a disaster recovery (DR) environment in a Region where RDS Custom is not yet available.
Create an SSL connection to Amazon RDS for Db2 in Java without KeyStore or Keytool
In this post, we show you a straightforward approach to connect to a Db2 database using SSL in Java, without needing a trust store or invoking keytool.
Build graph applications faster with Amazon Neptune public endpoints
Developing applications on Amazon Neptune Database historically required users setup access into the VPC where it is hosted and use either 3rd party drivers or direct HTTP requests. In this post, we discuss how two key features, public endpoints and the Neptune Data API, solve these common challenges in Amazon Neptune application development. Public endpoints […]
Data consistency with AWS DMS data resync
In this post, we deep dive into AWS Database Migration Service Data Resync, a feature that was introduced in DMS version 3.6.1 to detect and resolve data inconsistencies during database migrations, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
Deploy Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB instances with AWS CloudFormation and HashiCorp Terraform
In this post, we show how you can use AWS CloudFormation and Terraform to automate Timestream for InfluxDB instance deployment and teardown.
Stream Amazon DynamoDB table data to Amazon S3 Tables for analytics
In this post, we demonstrate how to stream data from DynamoDB to Amazon S3 Tables to enable analytics capabilities on your operational data.
Automating vector embedding generation in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with Amazon Bedrock
In this post, we explore several approaches for automating the generation of vector embedding in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition when data is inserted or modified in the database. Each approach offers different trade-offs in terms of complexity, latency, reliability, and scalability, allowing you to choose the best fit for your specific application needs.