AWS Database Blog

Choose the right type of AWS KMS key to encrypt Amazon RDS and Aurora Global Database

Security is a top priority in any organization. Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the AWS Cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks. Amazon Aurora is a fully managed, MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible […]

Configure an AWS DMS endpoint to access cross-account secrets from AWS Secrets Manager

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) provides integration with AWS Secrets Manager for storing the database credentials. This integration allows you to store, rotate, and retrieve credentials used in the AWS DMS endpoints. As a security best practice, customers use this integration for enhanced security control and also at times maintain a central account or […]

Use headless clusters in Amazon DocumentDB for cost-effective multi-Region resiliency

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a highly efficient, scalable, and fully managed enterprise document database service designed to handle native JSON workloads. Amazon DocumentDB simplifies storing, querying, and indexing JSON data as a document database. Maintaining resilience to handle AWS Region-wide events that may cause databases running in a degraded state is crucial for […]

How Blocksee built a Web3 CRM with blockchain data from Amazon Managed Blockchain Query

Blocksee provides web3 customer relationship management (CRM) and user engagement solutions that deliver actionable insights for non-fungible token (NFT) and crypto marketers. Blocksee allows web3 product marketers to easily embed code snippets on their websites or access APIs to capture first-party data from users interested in digital memberships, event ticketing, and promotional assets. Powered by AWS […]

Unlock the power of Amazon DocumentDB text search with real-world use cases

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports JSON workloads. Amazon DocumentDB recently launched support for text search, a new native text search capability that allows you to perform complex text searches on large textual data with ease. Traditional database queries typically limit searches […]

Optimize TempDB performance in Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server using local instance storage

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server now supports the X2iedn instance class, which has a high memory-to-vCPU ratio and non-volatile memory express (NVMe) SSD-backed instance storage optimized for low latency, improved random I/O performance, and high sequential read throughput. With this new offering, you can now create and extend TempDB files […]

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 […]

Implement advanced replication features with Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon Aurora MySQL using intermediate replication servers

In this post, we show you how to use advanced replication features between MySQL-compatible databases such as Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition clusters or Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL instances. We discuss two replication capabilities in Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora: multi-source replication and replication filtering. Multi-source replication is supported only in Amazon […]

Optimize AWS KMS decryption costs for Database Activity Streams

In regulated industries like healthcare and finance, auditing database activity is a top priority. Companies need to record the actions performed by database users and administrators to maintain compliance and security. AWS offers robust auditing for databases through Database Activity Streams (DAS). Integrated with Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) and Amazon Aurora, DAS produces […]

Perform cross-account major version upgrades from Amazon RDS for MySQL 5.7 to Amazon Aurora 3.04.x with minimum downtime

As businesses continue to scale, the need for highly performant, scalable, and reliable databases becomes paramount. Amazon Aurora, with its advanced features and cloud-native architecture, offers an attractive solution for organizations seeking to upgrade their databases. For mission-critical, large, and complex databases, it is challenging to upgrade databases with near-zero downtime for cutover. In this […]