AWS launches Amazon Aurora DSQL with global scalability

SEATTLE - Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), has announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora DSQL, a serverless, distributed SQL database designed to offer high availability and strong consistency across multiple regions. The announcement comes as Amazon maintains its position as a prominent player in the Broadline Retail industry, with robust financials including $650.31 billion in revenue and strong cash flows to cover its operational investments. According to InvestingPro analysis, Amazon operates with a moderate level of debt and maintains healthy financial metrics. The new database solution aims to eliminate trade-offs between latency and consistency, allowing developers to build applications that can scale without the operational overhead typically associated with database management.

Amazon Aurora DSQL promises up to four times faster read and write speeds compared to other popular distributed SQL databases, and it is compatible with PostgreSQL, easing the transition for developers. The service is now available in eight AWS regions, including US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Paris), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo), with plans to expand to additional regions.

The database service is engineered to automatically handle failure recovery, provide multi-region strong consistency, and scale read and write operations independently. This means that transactions written in one region are instantly reflected in others, ensuring that applications remain available without the need for manual provisioning, patching, or management of database instances.

Several customers and partners, such as ADP, DeNA, and Robinhood, have already started integrating Aurora DSQL into their systems, citing the benefits of its automatic scaling and active-active multi-region architecture. This expansion aligns with Amazon’s impressive 10.08% revenue growth over the last twelve months. InvestingPro data reveals that Amazon maintains a strong market position with an EBITDA of $126.14 billion, demonstrating its ability to invest in and scale new technologies. These features are particularly beneficial for handling large data volumes and maintaining transactional consistency across different geographic locations.

Aurora DSQL also introduces a Model Context Protocol server to facilitate interactions between customers’ generative AI models and their database through natural language, further simplifying tasks like performance analysis and test environment creation.

Users can begin using Aurora DSQL via the Aurora DSQL Console, with no upfront commitments required. The pricing model is based on the distributed processing units (DPUs) and storage used, with the first 100K DPUs and 1 GB of storage each month included free as part of the AWS Free Tier. For investors seeking deeper insights into Amazon’s growth strategy and financial outlook, InvestingPro offers comprehensive analysis with over 10 additional ProTips and detailed financial metrics in its Pro Research Report, available exclusively to subscribers.

This announcement is based on a press release statement from Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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