Aurora DSQL: Scalable, Multi-Region OLTP

The Aurora DSQL paper finally dropped . Reading it yesterday was an interesting experience, because I spent two years (2022-23) working with the AWS team that designed and built Aurora DSQL. Since I have been very familiar with the architecture, the paper's overview description of the system didn't excite me much. And if I am being honest, reading the paper also felt a bit dry, most likely because…