The product's distributed query process for MySQL needs improvement. Whenever we file a query, it gets processed in only one machine. Thus, customers have to leave the dataset copies on some data links. They could be able to write data pipelines directly into MySQL. At present, they have to extract it from the data warehouse and process it using EMR data from clusters. If there is a feature for computing distributed data, we will not have to duplicate the data in other data warehouses.
EVP Technology at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-03T07:07:00Z
May 3, 2023
It would have been helpful if they had provided some benchmarking numbers. If they had given those, we would have been able to make a more informed decision.
Cloud Data Solutions Architect at a recreational facilities/services company with 10,001+ employees
Reseller
Top 20
2023-03-17T16:16:00Z
Mar 17, 2023
I would like to see performance insights on the database based on the queries. Currently, we use SolarWinds as the monitoring tool. I would like to leverage SolarWinds’ performance insights in AWS services. SolarWinds gives larger insights when we run performance issues.
Owner at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 20
2023-02-17T13:34:26Z
Feb 17, 2023
There is improvement needed to have more developer focus. Additionally, it would be helpful to have a stand-alone solution outside of Amazon. Amazon has a tendency to favor developing web-based clients, which may not always provide the fastest or most responsive solution as desired.
Since leaving the previous organization, I have read that they have made Aurora faster. It was about five times quicker than before, which is quite impressive. I know that because we were using Aurora, we didn't have to use a Redis cache, which saved us some time. It was easier to use in terms of a technical perspective, we didn't need anyone to figure out how to write, multiple read, and different locations, with a Redis cache on top of that. We didn't have to configure it that way; we could have one instance. It was more usable that way. At the time we were using it, Aurora was supposed to be five times faster, but we didn't see that. Aurora was supposed to be five times quicker, but we didn't see any evidence. As I already stated, since leaving that organization, I was reading an article and noticed that they had enhanced Aurora and that it would be much quicker than before. I haven't tried it myself, but that's what I've heard. In my experience, I didn't see the claimed speed, and when you factor in the cost, or the extra cost of Aurora compared to a normal database, it didn't justify the cost from a performance standpoint, but it did justify the cost because we didn't have to have multiple instances, Redis caches, and other things like that. The pricing could improve. It should be reduced.
It is a bit costly. The features are quite good, and I wouldn't say it requires any technical improvements. But from a cost perspective, some clients wouldn't go for Aurora because of that. Right now, I think it has only two flavors: MySQL and Postgre. I would like Aurora to be integrated with the Oracle engine because most clients have Oracle databases, especially the CRM ones. I have seen that they're mostly into Oracle databases. Of course, we can migrate the data, but if they have a similar engine or an Oracle engine, that would also be helpful.
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There is room for improvement in pricing. I would like to see more AI-related features in future releases.
The product's distributed query process for MySQL needs improvement. Whenever we file a query, it gets processed in only one machine. Thus, customers have to leave the dataset copies on some data links. They could be able to write data pipelines directly into MySQL. At present, they have to extract it from the data warehouse and process it using EMR data from clusters. If there is a feature for computing distributed data, we will not have to duplicate the data in other data warehouses.
It would have been helpful if they had provided some benchmarking numbers. If they had given those, we would have been able to make a more informed decision.
I would like to see performance insights on the database based on the queries. Currently, we use SolarWinds as the monitoring tool. I would like to leverage SolarWinds’ performance insights in AWS services. SolarWinds gives larger insights when we run performance issues.
There is improvement needed to have more developer focus. Additionally, it would be helpful to have a stand-alone solution outside of Amazon. Amazon has a tendency to favor developing web-based clients, which may not always provide the fastest or most responsive solution as desired.
Since leaving the previous organization, I have read that they have made Aurora faster. It was about five times quicker than before, which is quite impressive. I know that because we were using Aurora, we didn't have to use a Redis cache, which saved us some time. It was easier to use in terms of a technical perspective, we didn't need anyone to figure out how to write, multiple read, and different locations, with a Redis cache on top of that. We didn't have to configure it that way; we could have one instance. It was more usable that way. At the time we were using it, Aurora was supposed to be five times faster, but we didn't see that. Aurora was supposed to be five times quicker, but we didn't see any evidence. As I already stated, since leaving that organization, I was reading an article and noticed that they had enhanced Aurora and that it would be much quicker than before. I haven't tried it myself, but that's what I've heard. In my experience, I didn't see the claimed speed, and when you factor in the cost, or the extra cost of Aurora compared to a normal database, it didn't justify the cost from a performance standpoint, but it did justify the cost because we didn't have to have multiple instances, Redis caches, and other things like that. The pricing could improve. It should be reduced.
It is a bit costly. The features are quite good, and I wouldn't say it requires any technical improvements. But from a cost perspective, some clients wouldn't go for Aurora because of that. Right now, I think it has only two flavors: MySQL and Postgre. I would like Aurora to be integrated with the Oracle engine because most clients have Oracle databases, especially the CRM ones. I have seen that they're mostly into Oracle databases. Of course, we can migrate the data, but if they have a similar engine or an Oracle engine, that would also be helpful.