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Migrate your SQL Server database to Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL using the Bulk Copy Program utility
Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL includes support for the SQL Server wire-protocol and T-SQL, which is the query language used in Microsoft SQL Server. This means that developers can use Babelfish to run their existing SQL Server applications on Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition without having to switch database drivers or completely rewrite their queries. When migrating […]
How power utilities analyze and detect harmonic issues using power quality and customer usage data with Amazon Timestream
In this two-part series, we demonstrated how to use Amazon Timestream database and its built-in time series functionalities to identify the harmonic issues at scale through correlating metrics for millions of customers and automate the process for large-scale data handling. An electricity utility normally engages in electricity generation and distribution of electricity to end users, […]
Optimize your SQL Server costs by using bring your own media (BYOM) on Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server
Organizations are migrating their Microsoft SQL Server workloads to AWS managed database services like Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server or Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server, which makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud. Customers often ask us how they can optimize Amazon […]
Migrate an Informix database to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL using CData Connect Cloud from within AWS Glue Studio
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition is a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database engine running in AWS and is a drop-in replacement for PostgreSQL. Aurora PostgreSQL is cost-effective to set up, operate, and scale, and can be deployed for new or existing applications. Informix is a relational database management system from IBM and supports OLTP and other workloads. […]
Secure your applications running on Amazon RDS for SQL Server
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server supports several security features that can help you secure your application data on AWS. These features protect your data both in transit and at rest, while also providing separation of duties and auditing capabilities. The majority of these features are built into SQL Server and can […]
Cross-account Amazon Aurora MySQL migration with Aurora cloning and binlog replication for reduced downtime
Migrating your relational databases on Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition from one AWS account to another AWS account is a common use case in scenarios when you acquire, sell, or merge operations, or if you’re reorganizing your AWS accounts and organizational structure. These migrations can be complex, especially for large workloads. It is important to perform […]
Migrate SQL Server databases in Azure to Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server using backup and bacpac files and Amazon S3
In this post we show you how to migrate from Azure to Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server. using the native backup and restore method. We also dive deep into the data-tier application backup package file. Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server is a managed database service for legacy, custom, and […]
Automate the migration of Microsoft SSIS packages to AWS Glue with AWS SCT
When you migrate Microsoft SQL Server workloads to AWS, you might want to automate migration and minimize changes to existing applications, but still use a cost-effective option without commercial licenses and reduce operational overhead. For example, SQL Server workloads often use SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data. In this […]
Accelerate graph query performance with caching in Amazon Neptune, Part 3: Neptune cluster-wide caching architectures with Amazon ElastiCache
Graph databases are uniquely designed to address query patterns focused on relationships within a given dataset. From a relational database perspective, graph traversals can be represented as a series of table joins, or recursive common table expressions (CTEs). Not only are these types of SQL query patterns computationally expensive and complex to write (especially for […]
Accelerate graph query performance with caching in Amazon Neptune, Part 2: Additional Neptune caching features
Graph databases are uniquely designed to address query patterns focused on relationships within a given dataset. From a relational database perspective, graph traversals can be represented as a series of table joins, or recursive common table expressions (CTEs). Not only are these types of SQL query patterns computationally expensive and complex to write (especially for […]