145. We Tried Amazon DSQL So You Don’t Have To (But You Might Want To)

Amazon Aurora DSQL promises to bring a truly serverless experience to SQL databases. But does it actually deliver? In this episode of AWS Bites, we put Aurora DSQL to the test. We explore what makes it exciting, how it compares to traditional Aurora Serverless, and where it falls short. You’ll hear what changed since our last Aurora deep dive, and why DSQL might be the PostgreSQL-compatible serverless database you’ve been waiting for.

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In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• AWS Blog – Amazon Aurora DSQL is Now Generally Available: ⁠https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-aurora-dsql-is-now-generally-available/⁠
• AWS Blog – Introducing Amazon Aurora DSQL: ⁠https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/introducing-amazon-aurora-dsql/⁠
• Aurora DSQL Deep Dive by Amazon: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCdAngjKZY4⁠
• DSQL Example Application by fourTheorem: ⁠https://github.com/fourTheorem/dsql-example/⁠
• PlanetScale Docs – Why Does PlanetScale Not Recommend Constraints: ⁠https://planetscale.com/docs/vitess/operating-without-foreign-key-constraints#why-does-planetscale-not-recommend-constraints-⁠
• Marc Bowes – How to Spend a Dollar with DSQL: ⁠https://marc-bowes.com/dsql-how-to-spend-a-dollar.html⁠
• Alessandro Volpicella – Amazon DSQL Pricing Guide: ⁠https://awsfundamentals.com/blog/amazon-dsql-pricing-guide⁠
• BinaryHeap Blog – First Look at DSQL (The Naughty List): ⁠https://binaryheap.com/first-look-dsql/⁠
• AWS Bites – Aurora Deep Dive (Episode 122): ⁠https://awsbites.com/122⁠

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