Aurora/RDS PostgreSQL - Maintaining Optimal Health and Resiliency

Keeping PostgreSQL environments healthy, performant, and resilient is essential for supporting mission-critical applications in the cloud. In this session, Vivek Singh, Principal Database Specialist at Amazon Web Services (AWS), explores best practices for maintaining the health and resiliency of Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL deployments. Topics include monitoring, performance optimization, operational readiness, high availability, failure recovery, and strategies for building reliable database environments at scale. Whether you're responsible for day-to-day database operations or designing highly available PostgreSQL architectures, this session provides practical guidance for improving reliability and operational excellence. Speaker: Vivek Singh Principal Database Specialist, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Recorded as part of PgSaturday Dallas 2025.