Tag: Amazon Aurora

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AWS discontinues ‘scale-to-zero’ database Aurora

AWS discontinues ‘scale-to-zero’ database Aurora

AWS will soon withdraw support for database manager Aurora Serverless version 1, ending Amazon's scale-to-zero database. Companies should switch to Aurora Serverless 2 to continue receiving support for the product. However, the new version does not support scale-to-zero. Following the 'scale-to-... Read more

date3 months ago
AWS gives managed database Aurora update for cost savings

AWS gives managed database Aurora update for cost savings

AWS is giving its managed database environment Aurora an update that helps customers save more on their cloud costs, especially when migrating workloads of data-intensive applications. The newly introduced version of Amazon Aurora I/O-Optimized helps users of the managed relational database envi... Read more

date11 months ago
Amazon introduces translation tool for SQL commands

Amazon introduces translation tool for SQL commands

Amazon has announced Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL. The tool is not to be confused with Yahoo's defunct translation application, is capable of translating commands for a T-SQL database to PostgreSQL commands on the go. The translation tool directly attacks Microsoft. It is difficult to persuad... Read more

date3 years ago
Amazon performed 300,000 database migrations from competitors

Amazon performed 300,000 database migrations from competitors

AWS claims they have lured many customers away from database-vendor Oracle. Oracle is the market leader in enterprise data warehouses. Last week Amazon Web Services announced a new milestone. They now claim to have migrated over 300,000 customer databases away from competitors and to their own C... Read more

date3 years ago
Microsoft incorporates PostgreSQL database vendor Citus Data

Microsoft incorporates PostgreSQL database vendor Citus Data

Microsoft has acquired Citus Data, a supplier of a PostgreSQL database, for an unknown amount. A remarkable acquisition, since the software giant itself already provides a managed PostgreSQL service via Azure. According to ZDnet, Microsoft's strategy is twofold: on the one hand, the acquisition woul... Read more

date5 years ago