Aurora
Aurora DSQL Is GA: What We Found in Our Pilot
Aurora DSQL went GA on May 27, 2025. We've been running it in a pilot for a few months. Here's what held up, what surprised us, and how our recommendation has shifted since the March decision-framework post.
When Distributed SQL Is the Right Answer (and When It Isn't)
Aurora DSQL fills a real gap in the AWS database lineup, but distributed SQL isn't the right default. Here's the decision framework we use with clients to figure out where it fits.
Case Study: Firstech - Amazon Aurora Migration
Firstech is an award-winning maker of automotive electronics. As part of their marketing presence, Firstech hosted a collection of 11 microsites for marketing, customer management and support on Heroku. Ordinary Experts migrated these applications to AWS on Elastic Container Service using AWS Copilot. This solution consolidated the microsite’s infrastructure management and billing with Firstech’s primary product application on AWS, reduced hosting costs, ensured containerization best practices and expedited migration efforts.