Amazon Aurora
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Amazon Aurora - setting up and configuration, four ways
Oct 15, 2020 | 8 minute read
In this post I want to share four different approaches to installing and configuring your Amazon Aurora database clusters. Everything in this post is covered in detail in the embedded video, but I wanted to share some additional information that I did not include in the video that was easier done in this blog. {% youtube wZfh9PurE9E %} Why four ways? The approach in the video was to look at the journey you might take when learning a new technology and then how you move to productise that technology.
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Long running data import jobs with AWS Session Manager
Sep 10, 2020 | 4 minute read
Yesterday I was looking to import the TPC-H dataset (some 600 or so million rows) into Amazon Aurora from a workstation that I connect to using AWS Session Manager. AWS Session Manager is a great way to simplify your life by allowing you to connect to a machine via the AWS console and not worry about having to manage ssh keys or remembering to lock down external public access from the net.