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Amazon Aurora DSQL now supports CloudWatch Database Insights for performance monitoring

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Amazon Aurora DSQL introduces a new Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights metric for per-statement, cluster-level performance monitoring. This feature captures sampled wait states and normalized SQL statements for all active cluster sessions, enabling users to diagnose performance issues and identify resource-intensive queries. Available by default at no additional cost, the metric provides data at a 1-minute interval. It is accessible in all AWS Regions where Aurora DSQL is supported.

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  • Per-statement performance monitoring for Aurora DSQL

    Amazon Aurora DSQL now includes a new Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights metric. This metric delivers per-statement, cluster-level performance monitoring by capturing sampled wait states and normalized SQL statements for active cluster sessions. It assists in diagnosing performance issues and identifying queries consuming the most resources, integrating with CloudWatch Database Insights, CloudWatch PromQL, and Aurora DSQL system diagnostics AI skill.

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https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/aurora-dsql-cloudwatch-database-insights/

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