AWS Database Blog

AWS customers use Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) to save on infrastructure and license costs, decrease management and operational overhead, and achieve high scalability. As a fast, scalable, and fully managed document database service, you can use it for multiple solutions, such as content management, mobile applications, and profile management. The Developer Guide for Amazon […]

Organizations today have a strategy to migrate from traditional databases and as they plan their migration, they don’t want to compromise on performance, availability, and security features. Amazon Aurora is a cloud native relational database service that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. […]

Organizations today have a strategy to migrate from traditional databases and as they plan their migration, they don’t want to compromise on performance, availability, and security features. Amazon Aurora is a cloud native relational database service that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. […]

Organizations today have a strategy to migrate from traditional databases and as they plan their migration, they don’t want to compromise on performance, availability, and security features. Amazon Aurora is a cloud native relational database service that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. […]

Organizations today have a strategy to migrate from traditional databases and as they plan their migration, they don’t want to compromise on performance, availability, and security features. Amazon Aurora is a cloud native relational database service that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. […]

September 2023: This post was reviewed and updated for accuracy. PostgreSQL is one of the most advanced open-source relational database systems. From a few GB to multi-TB databases, PostgreSQL is best suited for online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads. For many organizations, PostgreSQL is the open-source database of choice when migrating from commercial databases such as […]

You can build highly distributed applications using a multitude of purpose-built databases by decoupling complex applications into smaller pieces, which allows you to choose the right database for the right job. Amazon Aurora is the preferred choice for OLTP workloads. Aurora makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the […]

When you want to migrate on-premises database workloads with jobs to AWS, you need to select the right AWS services to schedule the jobs. Database administrators traditionally schedule scripts to run against databases using the system cron on the host where the database is running. When you migrate such workloads from on premises to a […]

May 2024: This post was reviewed and updated for accuracy. If you’re considering migrating your self-hosted PostgreSQL database or transitioning your commercial databases to PostgreSQL on AWS, you’ll need to choose the database service that best aligns with your requirements. AWS offers two managed PostgreSQL database options: Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon Relational Database […]

July 2023: This post was reviewed for accuracy. An Oracle to PostgreSQL migration in the AWS Cloud can be a multistage process with different technologies and skills involved, starting from the assessment stage to the cutover stage. For more information about the migration process, see Database Migration—What Do You Need to Know Before You Start? […]