Speaker:

Marc Brooker

Date:

Mon Feb 9, 2026 @ 04:30pm EST

Date:

Mon Feb 9, 2026

Time:

04:30pm EST

Location:

https://cmu.zoom.us/j/99830697483?pwd=RLKiHNDLPvOyoCMHSBGmWfbba4ZAb4.1Zoom

Title:

Aurora DSQL: Serverless, Scalable, Global OLTP

System:

Aurora DSQL

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Talk Info:

Amazon Aurora DSQL is a distributed SQL database, designed to make it easier to build reliable, scalable, and resilient applications in the cloud, from small prototypes to massive global applications. In this talk, we'll dive into the architecture of Aurora DSQL, looking at how we handle reads, writes, and commits, and talking through the design decisions we made along the way, and some of the things we're working on next.

This talk is part of the PostgreSQL vs. The World Seminar Series.

Bio:

Marc is a VP and Distinguished Engineer at AWS. During his 16 years at AWS, Marc has worked on EC2, EBS, Lambda, and most recently lead the team that launched Aurora DSQL. He is currently focused on infrastructure for agentic AI, and the availability and security of our large-scale systems. Before AWS, Marc completed his PhD at the University of Cape Town.