Tag: Amazon Aurora

Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Mike Boyarski. AWS re:Invent, which ended yesterday, was a very busy and energetic trade show, with an estimated 50,000-plus people in attendance. There were a few highlights and some new news that I can share from spending the week at the show. AWS spent a lot of time on AI and machine learning. The main focus was on tooling for delivering advanced analytics easily. While most of the tooling is software, Amazon also announced hardware: a new processor, Inferentia, that is promised to run AI applications with high performance and at low cost. This follows a ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Amazon Aurora Serverless is a deployment option that automatically starts, scales, and shuts down an Amazon Aurora database. It offers database capacity without the need to provision, scale, and manage any database servers. Aurora Serverless makes it easy and cost-effective to run applications with intermittent or cyclical usage patterns ... Read More

Feed: What's New. With the Query Editor's Saved Queries feature, you can save your most commonly run queries and have them conveniently available the next time you need them. You can easily download the results of your query with the Export button. Query Editor Beta is now available for the MySQL compatible version of Amazon Aurora Serverless in the US East (N. Virginia) Region. To learn how to use the Query Editor, see the Amazon Aurora User Guide ... Read More

Feed: AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog. Author: AWS Admin. By Kathleen Hillenbrand, Service Delivery Program Manager at AWS The AWS Service Delivery Program identifies and endorses AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners with validated customer experience and a deep understanding of specific AWS services, such as Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon EC2 for Windows. Please join us in congratulating these top 8 APN Partners on achieving AWS Service Delivery Program designations in October. Each follows AWS best practices and has proven success delivering AWS services to end customers. To receive an AWS Service Delivery designation, APN Partners must undergo service-specific technical ... Read More

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: MySQL Performance Blog; PREVIOUS POST In this Checklist for Success series, we will discuss reducing unknowns when hosting in the cloud using and migrating to Amazon Aurora. These tips might also apply to other database as a service (DBaaS) offerings. Previous blogs in the migrating to Amazon Aurora series: The whole premise of a database as a service offering is that you do not need to worry about the operating the service, you just need to use it. But all DBaaS offerings have limitations as well as strengths. You should not get too comfortable with all ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Aurora Serverless is a deployment option for Amazon Aurora that automatically starts, scales, and shuts down database capacity with per-second billing for applications with less predictable usage patterns. Aurora Serverless offers database capacity without the need to provision, scale, and manage any servers. Aurora Serverless brings the power of a MySQL-compatible database built for the cloud to applications with intermittent or cyclical usage patterns. For pricing and regional availability, visit the Amazon Aurora pricing page ... Read More

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: MySQL Performance Blog; PREVIOUS POST In this Checklist for Success series, we will discuss reducing unknowns when hosting in the cloud using and migrating to Amazon Aurora. These tips might also apply to other database as a service (DBaaS) offerings. In our previous article, we discussed the importance of continuous query performance analysis, especially in Amazon Aurora where there is less diagnostic visibility compared to running on EC2 or on-premise. Aside from uptime though, we need a lot more from our data, and we definitely cannot isolate it in Aurora. Next on our checklist is that ... Read More

Feed: AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog. Author: Derek Belt. The AWS Competency Program welcomed 25 new AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners in October—spanning workload, solution, and industry designations. Please join us in welcoming our newest AWS Competency Partners!The AWS Competency Program helps customers identify and choose the world’s top APN Partners that have demonstrated technical proficiency and proven customer success in specialized solution areas. To receive the AWS Competency designation, APN Partners must undergo rigorous technical validation related to industry-specific technology, as well as an assessment of the security, performance, and reliability of their AWS solutions. This validation gives customers complete confidence in choosing APN ... Read More

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: MySQL Performance Blog; PREVIOUS POST Migrating to Amazon Aurora. Shutterstock.com In this Checklist for Success series, we will discuss reducing unknowns when hosting in the cloud using and migrating to Amazon Aurora. These tips might also apply to other database as a service (DBaaS) offerings. While DBaaS encapsulates a lot of the moving pieces, it also means relying on this approach for your long-term stability. This encapsulation is a two-edged sword that takes away your visibility into performance outside of the service layer. Shine a Light on Bad Queries Bad queries are one of the top ... Read More

Feed: What's New. You can choose to use IAM for database user authentication simply by selecting a checkbox during the DB cluster creation process. Existing DB clusters can also be modified to enable IAM authentication. Once enabled, you can associate new and existing database users to IAM users and roles. Credentials can then be managed via IAM, without having to manage users in the database. This includes expanding and restricting permission levels, associating permissions with different roles, and revoking access. IAM authentication also allows easier and safer integration with your applications running on Amazon EC2. After configuring the database for ... Read More