Cloud Masters Episode #115
Amazon Aurora Deep Dive: Design, migration from RDS, and cost optimization
Covering when to use Aurora vs. RDS, common challenges when optimizing Aurora after migrating from RDS, I/O optimization and when I/O-optimized makes sense, and how to architect your Aurora databases for cost optimization.
Cloud Masters Episode #115

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Amazon Aurora Deep Dive: Design, migration from RDS, and cost optimization
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Amazon Aurora Deep Dive: Design, migration from RDS, and cost optimization
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Episode notes

Key Moments

00:00: Introduction
02:42: RDS vs. Aurora
04:32: When to use Aurora vs. RDS
07:07: Challenges when optimizing Aurora costs
09:30: I/O optimization
11:22: When to switch to I/O-Optimized
15:22: I/O on RDS vs. I/O on Aurora
17:17: Architecture design principles w/Aurora
20:06: Aurora Serverless and Global Database
21:25: RIs and engine-specific features for cost optimization
27:50: Migrating from RDS to Aurora
28:52: Migrating back to RDS
31:23: RDS vs. Aurora operational considerations
33:43: The end of DBAs?
36:02: Best Practices for ongoing Aurora cost management

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About the guests

Kate Gawron
Kate is a Senior Database Cloud Architect at DoiT International with over 20 years experience working with AWS and Oracle databases. A published author of “AWS Database Specialty Exam Guide” and online “Practical Oracle Database Security” courses, Kate helps companies refactor their databases to work optimally with AWS and Google Cloud.
Aamir Haroon
Aamir is a Senior Cloud Architect specializing in databases, with over 18 years of experience as a senior database engineer in banking and insurance.
Kate is a Senior Database Cloud Architect at DoiT International with over 20 years experience working with AWS and Oracle databases. A published author of “AWS Database Specialty Exam Guide” and online “Practical Oracle Database Security” courses, Kate helps companies refactor their databases to work optimally with AWS and Google Cloud.
Aamir is a Senior Cloud Architect specializing in databases, with over 18 years of experience as a senior database engineer in banking and insurance.

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