New open-source Advanced MYSQL ODBC Driver now available for Amazon Aurora and RDS
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This article announces the general availability of the new open-source Amazon Web Services (AWS) ODBC Driver for MYSQL to be used with Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora MySQL-compatible edition database clusters.
Specifically, the article covers:
- The new driver provides faster switchover and failover times, and authentication with AWS Secrets Manager or IAM
- It supports RDS, community MySQL 8.X, and Amazon Aurora MySQL version 3.X
- Installation instructions for Windows, Mac, and Linux are provided on GitHub
- The driver is released under the GNU General Public License v2 as an open-source project
- Getting started instructions and guidance on raising issues are available on GitHub
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