AWS Database Blog
How to build a crypto wallet application using Amazon Managed Blockchain Access and Query
Building a cryptocurrency wallet requires the operation of a multitude of blockchain-specific components that enable critical functionality for the wallet. This includes but is not limited to provisioning and managing blockchain nodes, developing secure private key management solutions, building performant transaction management modules, and working with complex blockchain data pipelines. These components require complex security […]
Reduce Amazon Aurora MySQL backup costs using MySQL Shell and Amazon S3
Amazon Aurora backs up cluster volumes automatically and retains restore data for the length of the backup retention period. Aurora automated backups are continuous and incremental, so you can restore to any point within the backup retention period from 1–35 days. If you need to retain backups for more than 35 days, you can take manual snapshots […]
Troubleshoot and minimize AWS DMS replication latency with Amazon S3 as a target
Building data sources on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) can provide substantial benefits for analysis pipelines because it allows you to access multiple large data sources, optimize the curation of new ingestion pipelines, build artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, providing customised experiences for customers and consumers alike. In this post, we […]
Monitor query plans for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
As we continue to innovate and add new features on behalf of our customers, you can now maintain and manage query plans in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition. This feature enables you to identify the query plans contributing to the current database load and track the performance statistics of query plans over time. In this post, […]
Handle tables without primary keys while creating Amazon Aurora MySQL or Amazon RDS for MySQL zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift
At AWS, we have been making steady progress towards bringing our zero-ETL vision to life. With Amazon Aurora zero-ETL integration to Amazon Redshift, you can bring together the transactional data of Amazon Aurora with the analytics capabilities of Amazon Redshift. The integration helps you derive holistic insights across many applications, break data silos in your […]
Handle tables without primary keys while creating Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we have been making steady progress towards bringing our zero-extract, transform, and load (ETL) vision to life. With Amazon Aurora zero-ETL integration to Amazon Redshift, you can bring together the transactional data of Amazon Aurora with the analytics capabilities of Amazon Redshift. The integration helps you derive holistic insights across […]
Programmatic approach to optimize the cost of Amazon RDS snapshots
One of the key benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is that it creates an automated storage volume snapshot of the database instance, backing up the database host at the instance. Amazon RDS saves the automated backups of databases according to the specified backup retention period. The flexibility of creating manual snapshots helps […]
Mask sensitive Amazon DocumentDB log data with Amazon CloudWatch Logs data protection
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. The Amazon DocumentDB profiler feature is a valuable tool for monitoring the slowest operations on your cluster to help […]
How VTEX improved the shopper experience with Amazon DynamoDB
This is a guest post co-written with Mateus Ribeiro de Castro and Tiaraju Smaneoto from VTEX. VTEX (NYSE: VTEX) is the enterprise digital commerce platform where forward-thinking CEOs and CIOs smarten up their investments. Our composable and complete platform helps brands and retailers modernize their stack and reduce maintenance costs by rapidly migrating from legacy […]
Scale write performance on Amazon DocumentDB elastic clusters
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a scalable, highly durable, and fully managed document database service that makes it straightforward to store, query, and index native JSON workloads in the cloud. Amazon DocumentDB decouples compute and storage, so each component scales independently. Amazon DocumentDB supports two types of clusters: instance-based clusters and elastic clusters. In […]