Building Multi-Region Distributed Databases: A Hands-On Workshop
Proposed session for SQLBits 2026TL; DR
Survive region failures with minimal impact. Build an active-active retail app across multiple regions using a serverless distributed SQL database — hands-on.
Session Details
What if your application could survive an entire region failure with minimal customer impact? In this hands-on workshop, you'll build a real-world retail rewards points application with true active-active resiliency across multiple regions using Amazon Aurora DSQL, a serverless distributed SQL database. You'll get practical experience implementing the patterns that keep mission-critical applications running when disaster strikes.
3 things you'll get out of this session
Design and deploy an active-active multi-region application — Build a real-world retail rewards points app architected to survive full region failures with minimal customer impact.
Implement resilience patterns with a serverless distributed SQL database — Gain hands-on experience using Amazon Aurora DSQL to handle distributed transactions, including the trade-offs and application changes required.
Apply disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical workloads — Practise the patterns and techniques that keep applications running when infrastructure fails, with working code you can take back and adapt.
Implement resilience patterns with a serverless distributed SQL database — Gain hands-on experience using Amazon Aurora DSQL to handle distributed transactions, including the trade-offs and application changes required.
Apply disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical workloads — Practise the patterns and techniques that keep applications running when infrastructure fails, with working code you can take back and adapt.
Speakers
Ranjini Menon
Ranjini Menon's other proposed sessions for 2026
From Monolithic Databases to Distributed SQL - Running Active-Active Across Regions! - 2026
Stephen Wood
Stephen Wood's other proposed sessions for 2026
From Monolithic Databases to Distributed SQL - Running Active-Active Across Regions! - 2026