Category: HAQM Elastic Block Store (HAQM EBS)

Choosing the right storage configuration that meets performance requirements is a common challenge when creating and managing database instances. In this post, we provide an end-to-end guide for what storage class to choose depending on your use case. In addition, we compare the performance of different storage volumes on open source engines supported by HAQM RDS, to validate them from a database-centric perspective.

Recently, HAQM RDS launched the ability to shrink storage volumes using HAQM RDS Blue/Green Deployments – a nice addition to the list of new use cases that Blue/Green Deployments now supports. In this post, we cover how to use the new storage volume shrink feature in HAQM RDS Blue/Green Deployments to minimize the downtime required to perform the storage size reduction operation. We also review various mechanisms to monitor the progress of storage shrink and best practices on how to arrive at the optimal storage size for your shrink storage task.

HAQM RDS for SQL Server now supports HAQM EBS io2 Block Express volumes. These volumes are designed to support all your critical database workloads that demand high performance, high throughput, and consistently low latency. io2 Block Express volumes support 99.999% durability, up to 64 TiB storage, up to 4,000 MiB/s throughput, and up to 256,000 Provisioned IOPS for your most demanding database needs, at the same price as EBS io1 volumes. In this post, we share best practices to use the io2 Block Express volumes with RDS for SQL Server DB instances.

In September 2022, Ethereum transitioned to a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus model. This change allows anyone with a minimum of 32 ether to stake their holdings and operate a validator node, thereby participating in network validation and earning staking rewards. In this post, we explore the technical challenges and requirements of operating an institutional-grade Ethereum staking service. Additionally, we outline a solution for deploying an Ethereum staking service on AWS.

For those seeking to achieve consistent database transaction performance, HAQM RDS has introduced a new feature: dedicated log volume (DLV). This feature is an additional storage volume specifically for database transaction logs. In this post, we examine common DLV performance benefits, use cases, monitoring capabilities, and the cost of deployment.

HAQM Elastic Block Store (EBS) snapshots offer the ability to back up the data on your EBS volumes to HAQM S3 by taking point-in-time snapshots. If you run your Oracle Databases on HAQM EC2 and use EBS volumes, you may be using EBS snapshots to meet your backup requirements. Prior to May 2019, you had […]

October 2024: This post was reviewed for accuracy. In parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we discuss the elastic volumes feature for HAQM EBS and how it works with Oracle database storage layouts. We discuss elastic volumes with databases that use operating-system file systems and that use Logical Volume Managers (LVM) for database […]

August, 2024: This post has been reviewed and updated for accuracy. In part 1 of this blog series, we discuss the elastic volumes feature. We also discuss Oracle database storage layouts for simple databases that use a single HAQM EBS volume without LVM for database storage. In this post, part 2 of the series, we […]

August, 2024: This post has been reviewed and updated for accuracy. With HAQM EBS feature HAQM EBS Elastic Volumes  you can increase your EBS volume size, change IOPS or volume type while the volume is in use. You can make this change without having an impact on operations. In this series of three blog posts, […]