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Create a heterogeneous linked server from Amazon RDS for SQL Server to an Oracle database

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server now supports the Oracle database engine as an external data source to implement heterogeneous linked server configuration and run distributed queries. With this feature, you can now create a linked server configuration between Amazon RDS for SQL Server and an Oracle database instance running in your […]

Achieve database-level point-in-time recovery on Amazon RDS for SQL Server using access to transaction log backups feature

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server makes it simple to set up and operate SQL Server deployments in the cloud by managing time-consuming database administration tasks, including provisioning, backups, software patching, monitoring, and hardware scaling. Customers running their Microsoft SQL Server workloads on Amazon RDS for SQL Server ask us how they […]

Send alerts on custom AWS DMS errors from Amazon CloudWatch Logs

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is a widely used AWS service to migrate data into the AWS Cloud from on-premises databases or within AWS databases in the cloud. For smooth migrations using AWS DMS, it’s imperative to monitor the AWS DMS resources and tasks, specifically for errors and warnings. Monitoring AWS DMS task via […]

Amazon DynamoDB schema from the prism of SQL

A database is one of the main components of software system design. RDBMS has been a cornerstone of application development for decades, making SQL the language of choice for most developers. As application requirements for scalability and availability are changing rapidly, Amazon DynamoDB—a serverless, NoSQL key-value database that delivers single-digit millisecond performance at any scale […]

Enable change data capture on Amazon RDS for MySQL applications that are using XA transactions

XA transactions are not a very familiar concept to lots of people and therefore hardly used. An XA transaction is a two-phase commit protocol that supports distributed transactions that updates multiple relational databases. It involves a transaction manager that monitors this global transaction. XA makes sure that transactional updates are committed in all of the […]

Validate database objects after migrating from SAP ASE to Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, or Amazon Aurora MySQL

In this post, we focus on database object validation for the heterogenous migration from SAP ASE to Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, or Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition. For schema conversion and migration, you can use AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT). AWS SCT helps convert your database schema […]

Up your game: Increase player retention with ML-powered matchmaking using Amazon Aurora ML and Amazon SageMaker

Organizations are looking for ways to better leverage their data to improve their business operations. With Amazon Aurora, Aurora Machine Learning, and Amazon SageMaker, you can train machine learning (ML) services quickly and directly integrate the ML model with your existing Aurora data to better serve your customers. In this post, we demonstrate how a […]

How NXP performs event-driven RDF imports to Amazon Neptune using AWS Lambda and SPARQL UPDATE LOAD

For manufacturers it’s important to track transformations and transfers of products as they travel through the supply chain. In the event of quality issues, the ability to quickly and accurately identify a defective product and gather data for root cause analysis and containment is critical. NXP Semiconductors has been working to improve its product traceability […]

Build resilient applications with Amazon DynamoDB global tables: Part 4

In the first three posts of this four-part series, you learned how the choice of zonal or Regional services impacts availability, and some important characteristics of Amazon DynamoDB when used in a multi-Region context with global tables. Part 1 also covered the motivation for using multiple Regions. Part 2 discussed some important characteristics of DynamoDB. […]

Build resilient applications with Amazon DynamoDB global tables: Part 3

In the first two posts of this four-part series, you learned how the choice of zonal or Regional services impacts availability and some important characteristics of Amazon DynamoDB when used in a multi-Region context with global tables. Part 1 also covered the motivation for using multiple AWS Regions. Part 2 discussed some important characteristics of […]