New blog post, with my personal take on our launch of Amazon Aurora DSQL: brooker.co.za/blog/2024/12...
DSQL Vignette: Aurora DSQL, and A Personal Story - Marc's Blog
brooker.co.za
December 3, 2024 at 5:44 PM
New blog post, with my personal take on our launch of Amazon Aurora DSQL: brooker.co.za/blog/2024/12...
My second blog post on Aurora DSQL, with a deep dive on how reads work: brooker.co.za/blog/2024/12...
DSQL Vignette: Reads and Compute - Marc's Blog
brooker.co.za
December 4, 2024 at 5:11 PM
My second blog post on Aurora DSQL, with a deep dive on how reads work: brooker.co.za/blog/2024/12...
People often ask me about the differences in architecture between Amazon Dynamo (the 2007 SOSP paper), DynamoDB (the AWS serverless NoSQL database), and Aurora DSQL (the AWS serverless SQL databases).
I memoized the response on my blog. brooker.co.za/blog/2025/08...
I memoized the response on my blog. brooker.co.za/blog/2025/08...
Dynamo, DynamoDB, and Aurora DSQL - Marc's Blog
brooker.co.za
August 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
People often ask me about the differences in architecture between Amazon Dynamo (the 2007 SOSP paper), DynamoDB (the AWS serverless NoSQL database), and Aurora DSQL (the AWS serverless SQL databases).
I memoized the response on my blog. brooker.co.za/blog/2025/08...
I memoized the response on my blog. brooker.co.za/blog/2025/08...
Today's third blog post on Aurora DSQL: this time looking at the write and commit path, and how conflicts are detected and handled: brooker.co.za/blog/2024/12...
DSQL Vignette: Transactions and Durability - Marc's Blog
brooker.co.za
December 5, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Today's third blog post on Aurora DSQL: this time looking at the write and commit path, and how conflicts are detected and handled: brooker.co.za/blog/2024/12...
IT'S HERE! Amazon Aurora Distributed SQL (DSQL). It's DynamoDB and Postgres merged into a truly serverless relational database.
This is THE announcement of Re:Invent 2024. Everything else is irrelevant.
This is THE announcement of Re:Invent 2024. Everything else is irrelevant.
Announcing Amazon Aurora DSQL (Preview)
AWS introduces Amazon Aurora DSQL, a serverless, distributed SQL database offering unlimited scalability, high availability, and zero infrastructure management...
buff.ly
December 3, 2024 at 5:20 PM
IT'S HERE! Amazon Aurora Distributed SQL (DSQL). It's DynamoDB and Postgres merged into a truly serverless relational database.
This is THE announcement of Re:Invent 2024. Everything else is irrelevant.
This is THE announcement of Re:Invent 2024. Everything else is irrelevant.
AWS announces Aurora DSQL, a new distributed SQL database that promises virtually unlimited scalability
AWS announces Aurora DSQL, a new distributed SQL database that promises virtually unlimited scalability
At its re:Invent conference, Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit today announced Amazon Aurora DSQL, a new serverless, distributed SQL database that promises high availability (99.999% for multi-region availability), strong consistency, PostgreSQL…
tcrn.ch
December 3, 2024 at 5:32 PM
AWS announces Aurora DSQL, a new distributed SQL database that promises virtually unlimited scalability
Built a smol demo of AWS DSQL (new Postgres database).
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Vote for your favorite movies: dsql.vercel.app
December 12, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Built a smol demo of AWS DSQL (new Postgres database).
Vote for your favorite movies: dsql.vercel.app
Vote for your favorite movies: dsql.vercel.app
Aurora DSQL is now Generally Available! I couldn't be more proud of the team that brought DSQL to life, and excited about how our customers are going to build on it. 🧵
May 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Aurora DSQL is now Generally Available! I couldn't be more proud of the team that brought DSQL to life, and excited about how our customers are going to build on it. 🧵
New video! I walk through my Next.js demo app that connects to DSQL Postgres. I also explain how I connect with OIDC (no hardcoded secrets needed).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVKP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVKP...
December 13, 2024 at 2:35 AM
New video! I walk through my Next.js demo app that connects to DSQL Postgres. I also explain how I connect with OIDC (no hardcoded secrets needed).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVKP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVKP...
I enjoyed @alexmillerdb.bsky.social's "Decomposing Transaction Systems" blog so much I had to write up how I'd decompose Aurora DSQL in a new blog post: brooker.co.za/blog/2025/04...
April 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I enjoyed @alexmillerdb.bsky.social's "Decomposing Transaction Systems" blog so much I had to write up how I'd decompose Aurora DSQL in a new blog post: brooker.co.za/blog/2025/04...
I had a great time talking to Kaivalya Apte about Aurora DSQL on the Geek Narrator podcast. Watch our episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkf...
We cover the design of Aurora DSQL, interesting aspects of the design, PostgreSQL, Firecracker, and trade-offs of database systems. A lot in an hour!
We cover the design of Aurora DSQL, interesting aspects of the design, PostgreSQL, Firecracker, and trade-offs of database systems. A lot in an hour!
AWS Aurora Distributed SQL internals with Marc Brooker - @amazonwebservices
YouTube video by The Geek Narrator
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I had a great time talking to Kaivalya Apte about Aurora DSQL on the Geek Narrator podcast. Watch our episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkf...
We cover the design of Aurora DSQL, interesting aspects of the design, PostgreSQL, Firecracker, and trade-offs of database systems. A lot in an hour!
We cover the design of Aurora DSQL, interesting aspects of the design, PostgreSQL, Firecracker, and trade-offs of database systems. A lot in an hour!
AWS announced Aurora DSQL. A new distributed highly scalable SQL database.
The Amazon basics version of CockroachDB.
The Amazon basics version of CockroachDB.
December 4, 2024 at 6:36 AM
AWS announced Aurora DSQL. A new distributed highly scalable SQL database.
The Amazon basics version of CockroachDB.
The Amazon basics version of CockroachDB.
Aurora DSQL feels like Postgres but drives like serverless - Get the full scoop in my latest blog 👇
blog.datachef.co/aurora-dsql-...
blog.datachef.co/aurora-dsql-...
Aurora DSQL - A NEW boring(?) AWS Serverless Postgres compatible database
Aurora DSQL( is a serverless, distributed database with PostgreSQL compatibility. Serverless and relational databases don't usually mix, but AWS has modernized this traditional classic car(PostgresSQL), with a brand-new interior powered by a Formula ...
blog.datachef.co
December 3, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Aurora DSQL feels like Postgres but drives like serverless - Get the full scoop in my latest blog 👇
blog.datachef.co/aurora-dsql-...
blog.datachef.co/aurora-dsql-...
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
then again that's quite a list of shortcomings but i guess the good news is that we can finally put dynamodb to rest
then again that's quite a list of shortcomings but i guess the good news is that we can finally put dynamodb to rest
Unsupported PostgreSQL features in Aurora DSQL - Amazon Aurora DSQLUnsupported PostgreSQL features in Aurora DSQL - Amazon Aurora DSQL
See the following to learn more about which PostgreSQL features are unsupported in Aurora DSQL
docs.aws.amazon.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:48 PM
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
then again that's quite a list of shortcomings but i guess the good news is that we can finally put dynamodb to rest
then again that's quite a list of shortcomings but i guess the good news is that we can finally put dynamodb to rest
Is it "2025" a year of Serverless Databases?
Amazon Aurora DSQL and is PostgreSQL-compatible virtually unlimited horizontal scaling (reads, writes, storage, and compute) #AWSReInvent.
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
Amazon Aurora DSQL and is PostgreSQL-compatible virtually unlimited horizontal scaling (reads, writes, storage, and compute) #AWSReInvent.
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
Getting started with Aurora DSQL - Amazon Aurora DSQLGetting started with Aurora DSQL - Amazon Aurora DSQL
Use the following steps to get started with Aurora DSQL.
docs.aws.amazon.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Is it "2025" a year of Serverless Databases?
Amazon Aurora DSQL and is PostgreSQL-compatible virtually unlimited horizontal scaling (reads, writes, storage, and compute) #AWSReInvent.
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
Amazon Aurora DSQL and is PostgreSQL-compatible virtually unlimited horizontal scaling (reads, writes, storage, and compute) #AWSReInvent.
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
Excellent piece on Amazon Aurora DSQL from @ryan-sb.bsky.social. A take that is nuanced and introspective on DSQL’s place in the AWS ecosystem. rsb.io/posts/re-exp...
Re:Explaining DSQL
rsb.io
December 23, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Excellent piece on Amazon Aurora DSQL from @ryan-sb.bsky.social. A take that is nuanced and introspective on DSQL’s place in the AWS ecosystem. rsb.io/posts/re-exp...
Today's Postgres vs. World Seminar Speaker: Marc Brooker (@marcbrooker.bsky.social) will present the architecture of Amazon's Aurora DSQL Postgres-compatible serverless OLTP DBMS. Zoom talk open to public at 4:30pm ET. YouTube video available after: db.cs.cmu.edu/events/pg-vs...
Aurora DSQL: Serverless, Scalable, Global OLTP (Marc Brooker) - Carnegie Mellon Database Group
Amazon Aurora DSQL is a distributed SQL database, designed to make it... Read More +
db.cs.cmu.edu
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Today's Postgres vs. World Seminar Speaker: Marc Brooker (@marcbrooker.bsky.social) will present the architecture of Amazon's Aurora DSQL Postgres-compatible serverless OLTP DBMS. Zoom talk open to public at 4:30pm ET. YouTube video available after: db.cs.cmu.edu/events/pg-vs...
GCP is now the only major cloud provider without a serverless Postgres offering.
As of today AWS has DSQL: aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
Azure partnered with Neon in August: neon.tech/blog/neon-is...
As of today AWS has DSQL: aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
Azure partnered with Neon in August: neon.tech/blog/neon-is...
Announcing Amazon Aurora DSQL (Preview) - AWS
Discover more about what's new at AWS with Announcing Amazon Aurora DSQL (Preview)
aws.amazon.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:57 PM
GCP is now the only major cloud provider without a serverless Postgres offering.
As of today AWS has DSQL: aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
Azure partnered with Neon in August: neon.tech/blog/neon-is...
As of today AWS has DSQL: aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
Azure partnered with Neon in August: neon.tech/blog/neon-is...
@marcbrooker.bsky.social breaks down how they've architected a fully ACID-compliant database service that combines simple, serverless management with high availability and massive scale on AWS Aurora DSQL.
youtube.com/shorts/dScUi...
youtube.com/shorts/dScUi...
Distributed PostgreSQL with Aurora DSQL
YouTube video by Striim
youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@marcbrooker.bsky.social breaks down how they've architected a fully ACID-compliant database service that combines simple, serverless management with high availability and massive scale on AWS Aurora DSQL.
youtube.com/shorts/dScUi...
youtube.com/shorts/dScUi...
It's finally here! Amazon Aurora DSQL might just be the future of distributed SQL databases. #serverless 🙌🚀
December 3, 2024 at 5:04 PM
It's finally here! Amazon Aurora DSQL might just be the future of distributed SQL databases. #serverless 🙌🚀
Speaking of terrible names, the Aurora team apparently wants the D.
December 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Speaking of terrible names, the Aurora team apparently wants the D.
To be fair to AWS, the forever free tier includes 100K DSQL DPUs per month. After that, you're conducting a closely supervised experiment to figure out what a DPU is.
May 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
To be fair to AWS, the forever free tier includes 100K DSQL DPUs per month. After that, you're conducting a closely supervised experiment to figure out what a DPU is.
Amazon Aurora DSQL is now generally available
AWS launches Aurora DSQL: serverless, distributed SQL database with high availability, multi-region consistency, and unlimited scalability. Available in multiple regions. Offers 99.99% single-region and 99.999% multi-region availability.
AWS launches Aurora DSQL: serverless, distributed SQL database with high availability, multi-region consistency, and unlimited scalability. Available in multiple regions. Offers 99.99% single-region and 99.999% multi-region availability.
May 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Amazon Aurora DSQL is now generally available
AWS launches Aurora DSQL: serverless, distributed SQL database with high availability, multi-region consistency, and unlimited scalability. Available in multiple regions. Offers 99.99% single-region and 99.999% multi-region availability.
AWS launches Aurora DSQL: serverless, distributed SQL database with high availability, multi-region consistency, and unlimited scalability. Available in multiple regions. Offers 99.99% single-region and 99.999% multi-region availability.
🦀TIL Amazon has Aurora DSQL, serverless distributed SQL database completely written in Rust
- PostgreSQL-compatible
aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/d...
#rustlang #aws #cloud
- PostgreSQL-compatible
aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/d...
#rustlang #aws #cloud
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🦀TIL Amazon has Aurora DSQL, serverless distributed SQL database completely written in Rust
- PostgreSQL-compatible
aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/d...
#rustlang #aws #cloud
- PostgreSQL-compatible
aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/d...
#rustlang #aws #cloud