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January 20, 2025 23 mins
Are relational databases cool again? In this episode of the AWS Podcast, host Simon Elisha sits down with Josh Hart, Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, to explore how traditional databases are getting a modern makeover. They dive into three game-changing innovations from AWS that are solving age-old database scaling headaches: Aurora Serverless v2 for seamless vertical scaling, Aurora Limitless Database for hassle-free sharding, and the RDS Data API for simplified connection management. Whether you're wrestling with dev/test environments or running production workloads at scale, this episode unpacks practical solutions that could save you time, money, and operational headaches. * Check out more examples of building modern data architectures on AWS in the AWS Data for SaaS patterns repository on GitHub (https://github.com/aws-samples/data-for-saas-patterns ) * Dive deeper into scaling relational databases with this 2 part blog series on the AWS database blog (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/scale-your-relational-database-for-saas-part-1-common-scaling-patterns/ ) * Head over to YouTube to find more on-demand content for scaling databases (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoqD0z_296PbKATwUcaGowmOJwlE_2ysP )
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