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Category: RDS for MariaDB
Migrate from Oracle to Amazon RDS for MySQL, MariaDB or Amazon Aurora MySQL using Oracle GoldenGate
When thinking about modernizing an Oracle Database to an open-source database on AWS, options include Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, or Amazon Aurora. The choice of target database is usually dependent on three major factors: Database conversion or refactoring efforts The enterprise-wide decision on […]
Powering Amazon RDS with AWS Graviton3: Benchmarks
In April 2023, AWS announced the ability to power Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) instances with the AWS Graviton3 processor. AWS Graviton3 was announced in May 2022 and is built using a custom-designed ARM architecture using ARM Neoverse cores, optimized for delivering high performance and energy efficiency. AWS Graviton3 provides up to 25% better […]
Refactor admin task scheduler job schedules from IBM Db2 LUW to Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, or Amazon Aurora MySQL
The administrative task scheduler (ATS) in Db2 LUW is a component that allows you to automate and schedule administrative tasks within the database. It provides a convenient way to schedule recurring tasks, such as backups, maintenance activities, data imports, exports, and other administrative operations. Some key features and capabilities of the DB2 LUW ATS include: […]
Monitor and alert on DDL and DCL changes in Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, and Amazon Aurora MySQL
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) monitoring and alerting using Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon RDS Performance Insights, and Amazon RDS Enhanced Monitoring is robust and secure, and often a top choice when troubleshooting Amazon RDS-related issues. You can use CloudWatch alerts for performance metrics like FreeStorageSpace, CPUUtilization, DatabaseConnections, FreeableMemory, NetworkReceiveThroughput, NetworkTransmitThroughput, BufferCacheHitRatio, and more. You can […]
Introducing Amazon RDS for MariaDB 10.11 for up to 40% higher transaction throughput
MariaDB is a popular open-source high performance database. Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MariaDB supports multiple major engine versions including 10.4, 10.5, 10.6. Today, Amazon RDS has announced support for MariaDB major version 10.11, which is the latest long-term supported major version from the MariaDB community. When compared to previous versions, Amazon RDS for MariaDB […]
Improve application performance on Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB instances and MySQL Multi-AZ DB clusters with Optimized Writes
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale deployments of MySQL and MariaDB in the cloud. Amazon RDS customers run different types of workloads on Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB. You can use read replicas to scale read options of their workloads, but scaling […]
Federated query support for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL – Part 2
This post is a continuation of Federated query support for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL – Part 1. To recap, in 2003, the SQL standard added a new specification called SQL/MED (SQL Management of External Data). In 2011, PostgreSQL 9.1 was released with read-only support of this standard, and PostgreSQL 9.3 added […]
Reduce data archiving costs for compliance by automating Amazon RDS snapshot exports to Amazon S3
Many customers use AWS Backup to automatically create Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS and Aurora) database snapshots. RDS database snapshots are a convenient way to protect your data and make it easy to recover in the event of an accident or disaster. If you’re using RDS Snapshots for long-term archival to meet compliance requirements […]
Improve query performance using Optimized Reads on Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale MySQL and MariaDB deployments in the cloud. Developers are often required to run complex queries in MySQL and MariaDB environments to create a dashboard or run simple ad hoc reports. Furthermore, application developers use complex stored procedures with user-created temporary […]
Create linked server access to Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB
Linked servers allow Microsoft SQL Server to run SQL Server statements on other instances of database servers. They are a good solution when you need to implement database sharding without needing to create custom application code or directly load from remote data sources. In this post, we focus on creating linked server access to Amazon […]