#Amazon Aurora

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Two glowing database engine cores side by side with a benchmark chart between them

AI & Cloud Infrastructure · Jul 27, 2026 · 10 min read

Aurora DSQL vs Aurora Serverless v2 in 2026: The 13% Cost Gap, Benchmarked

Aurora DSQL went GA in May 2025 with DPU-based pricing; Aurora Serverless v2 bills per ACU. We ran the same pgbench workload on both: DSQL was 4x slower and 13% dearer. Which wins for a new build in 2026?

Manu Shukla

#Amazon Aurora #Aurora DSQL #AWS

Glowing database server racks in a data-center corridor with a cost-savings dashboard

Cloud & FinOps · Jul 27, 2026 · 12 min read

AWS Database Savings Plans in 2026: 35% Off, or Stick With Reserved Instances?

AWS launched Database Savings Plans at re:Invent 2025: up to 35% off nine managed database services for a 1-year commitment. We run the real numbers against Reserved Instances so you know when each one actually wins.

Manu Shukla

#AWS #FinOps #Amazon RDS