Tag: Amazon Aurora for PostgreSQL

To migrate an Oracle database to Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility, you usually need to perform both automated and manual tasks. The automated tasks involve schema conversion using AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT) and data migration using AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS). The manual tasks involve post-AWS SCT migration touch-ups for certain database […]

January 2024: This post was reviewed and updated for accuracy. Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition 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 […]

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.

Enterprise customers often have legacy applications running on an older variant of databases, which impedes the applications’ scalability. In this high-speed cloud computing world, businesses are anxiously looking for solutions to migrate these databases to the cloud. Amazon Aurora is a highly available and managed relational database service with automatic scaling and high-performance features. The […]