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Scale your connections with Amazon DocumentDB using mongobetween

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fully managed native JSON document database that makes it easy and cost-effective to operate critical document workloads at virtually any scale without managing infrastructure. You can use the same application code written using MongoDB API (versions 3.6, 4.0, and 5.0) compatible drivers, and tools to run, manage, and […]

Right-sizing Amazon RDS for Db2 by replaying the Db2 LUW workload

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Db2 makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale Db2 deployments in the cloud. Db2 is an IBM relational database that supports large-scale transactional and analytical workloads. Amazon RDS for Db2 handles time-consuming database administrative tasks, such as hardware provisioning, software patching, and backup management, freeing you […]

How LeadSquared accelerated chatbot deployments with generative AI using Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL

LeadSquared is a new-age software as a service (SaaS) customer relationship management (CRM) platform that provides end-to-end sales, marketing, and onboarding solutions. Tailored for sectors like BFSI (banking, financial services, and insurance), healthcare, education, real estate, and more, LeadSquared provides a personalized approach for businesses of every scale. LeadSquared Service CRM goes beyond basic ticketing, […]

Provision and manage Amazon RDS for Oracle using Terraform

This the first post in a multi-part series where we discuss how you can set up Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle with Terraform. Terraform by HashiCorp allows you to define the instructions for setting up the infrastructure as a code, simplifying and automating the process instead of doing everything manually. Overview of […]

How Agnostic Engineering improved storage latency for running Polygon nodes on AWS

This is a guest post co-written by Arnaud Briche, the Founder of Agnostic. At Agnostic, our mission is to democratize access to well-structured blockchain data. We aim to provide a swift, user-friendly, and robust method for querying the vast volumes of data generated by smart contract blockchains. As a company, for performance reasons we first […]

A generative AI use case using Amazon RDS for SQL Server as a vector data store

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a turning point, capturing everyone’s imaginations. Integrating generative capabilities into customer-facing services and solutions has become critical. Current generative AI offerings are the culmination of a gradual evolution from machine learning and deep learning models. The leap from deep learning to generative AI is enabled by foundation models. Amazon […]

Enable fine-grained access control and observability for API operations in Amazon DynamoDB

Customers choose Amazon DynamoDB to improve their applications’ performance, scalability, and resiliency. DynamoDB’s serverless architecture simplifies operations by abstracting hardware, scaling, patches, and maintenances. Managing data access and security in DynamoDB is different than instance-based database solutions. DynamoDB uses AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to authenticate and authorize access to resources, whereas RBDMS solutions rely on firewalls rules, […]

Migrate a multi-TB SQL Server database to Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server using Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

This is the second part in a two-part series on how to migrate a multi-TB database to Amazon Relational Database Services (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server. RDS Custom for SQL Server is a managed database service that automates database setup, operation, backups, high availability, and scalability while providing access to both the database and […]

Binary logging optimizations in Amazon Aurora MySQL version 3

The binary log (binlog) in MySQL is used to capture database modifications on a MySQL server in a logical format known as “events”. These database modifications can include DCL statements (such as CREATE USER or GRANT), DDL statements (CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE) and DML statements (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). When such a modification is committed in […]

Enforce row-level security with the RDS Data API

As applications grow to serve more users with sensitive data, implementing robust security controls becomes critically important. One way to enhance security and meet complex access requirements is through row-level security. Row-level security allows you to limit data access at the row level based on user attributes. PostgreSQL is one of the most popular open […]