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Perform near real time analytics using Amazon Redshift on data stored in Amazon DocumentDB

In this post, we learn how to stream data from Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) to Amazon Redshift, unlocking near-real-time analytics and insights. We cover using Amazon DocumentDB change streams and Amazon Redshift streaming ingestion, along with AWS Lambda and Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. We also provide an AWS CloudFormation template for easy deployment of […]

Connect external applications to an Amazon RDS instance using Amazon RDS Proxy

Amazon RDS Proxy is a fully managed, highly available database proxy for Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) that makes applications more scalable, more resilient to database failures, and more secure. With RDS Proxy, you can handle unpredictable surges in database traffic that might otherwise cause issues due to oversubscribing connections or creating new connections […]

Make EOA private keys compatible with AWS KMS

Those who choose to take ownership of digital assets, such as cryptocurrency or non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are faced with a crucial decision when creating a wallet: do they opt to manage their own wallet or delegate that responsibility to a trusted third party? Non-custodial wallet solutions, whereby a user manages their own wallet, are popular […]

Migrate Oracle collections to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition or Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL

Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL can involve several steps to ensure a smooth transition. A notable example is an Oracle collection, which is a feature that Oracle database developers commonly use. PostgreSQL does not directly support Oracle collections, and there currently isn’t an extension that adds this capability. There are several decisions you have to […]

Introducing multi-source replication on Amazon RDS for MySQL

When Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) launched in 2009, MySQL was the first engine supported on the platform. Since that time, customer use cases have grown and evolved. Amazon RDS for MySQL has supported replication to multiple targets for some time—now it also supports multi-source replication. In this post, we discuss multi-source replication on […]

Upgrade Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 to 5.0 with near-zero downtime

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDB workloads. You can use the same MongoDB 3.6, 4.0, and 5.0 application code, drivers, and tools to run, manage, and scale workloads on Amazon DocumentDB without worrying about managing the underlying infrastructure. As a document […]

Build a real-time, low-code anomaly detection pipeline for time series data using Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift ML, and Amazon SageMaker

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) revolution has transformed the way various industries such as manufacturing and automobile work. Industry 4.0—also called the Fourth Industrial Revolution or 4IR—is the next phase in the digitization of the manufacturing sector, driven by disruptive trends including the rise of data and connectivity, analytics, human-machine interaction, and improvements in […]

How ktown4u built a custom auto scaling architecture using an Amazon Aurora mixed-configuration cluster to respond to sudden traffic spikes

Ktown4u is an e-commerce company that sells fast-growing K-Pop and Hallyu (Korean-Wave) products all over the globe. Since its launch in 2002, the company has grown to over 5 million members and 5,000 fan clubs across 200 countries with 6 languages. Since transitioning from B2B to B2C, the company has grown 15-fold in a short […]

Use the tds_fdw extension to migrate data from SQL Server to PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL has become the preferred open-source relational database for many enterprise companies and startups, powering leading business and mobile applications. Many customers choose PostgreSQL as the target database when migrating from commercial engines such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. AWS offers Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition […]

Automate CEV creation with AWS CloudFormation in Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for Oracle is a managed database service for legacy, custom, and packaged applications that require access to the underlying operating system and database environment. A custom engine version (CEV) for Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle is a binary volume snapshot of a database engine and specific Amazon Machine […]