The days of one-size-fits-all, monolithic databases are behind us. As Werner Vogels, CTO and vice president of Amazon.com, said, “Seldom can one database fit the needs of multiple distinct use cases.” In the past, web applications were constructed by using the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP), where a single database was used for many…
AWS offers multiple options to host your databases serving OLTP workloads – host your own managed database on Amazon EC2 instances or use Amazon RDS managed by AWS. RDS manages high availability, automated backups, database upgrades, OS patches, security, and read replica. RDS also offers the cloud-native option Amazon Auroradatabase engine, which is compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. Aurora delivers…
This paper outlines the best practices for managing database connections, setting server connection parameters, and configuring client programs, drivers, and connectors. It’s a recommended read for Amazon Aurora MySQL Database Administrators (DBAs) and application developers. To download the full white paper click here.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers you the ability to run your Oracle Database in a cloud environment. Running Oracle Database in the AWS Cloud is very similar to running Oracle Database in your data center. To a database administrator or developer, there are no differences between the two environments. However, there are a number of…
A primer on key terms in Business Impact this month.
Now that every technology company in America seems to be selling cloud computing, we decided to find out where it all began.
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on how cloud computing is changing.
