Postgres on AWS: Run 5X faster on metal, migrate anywhere
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Claims open-source managed Postgres running on EC2 with local NVMe delivers 3–6x throughput vs Aurora/RDS in TPCC/TPCH benchmarks, cutting cost to about one‑third to one‑half; built a managed platform with automated backups, HA, fork/replica tooling, 80 extensions, and a 5‑month AWS preview. One customer reports ~$500k annualized AWS savings. Benchmarks use TPCC and TPCH; results are reproducible and the service is portable for cross‑cloud migration, including automated restore and monitoring. 5x faster on metal migratable across clouds
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