Aurora DSQL represents a significant evolution in cloud database technology by overcoming traditional scaling challenges and leveraging Rust for enhanced performance. AWS tackled issues of write scalability and memory safety by shifting from JVM to Rust, enabling seamless horizontal scaling and efficient management of
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A brief timeline of purpose-built databases at AWSAurora DSQLScaling the Journal layerShort term pain, long term gainIt’s easier to fix one hard problem then never write a memory safety bugAbout the control planeIt’s so much more than just writing codeRecommended readingSort: