New Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights: Comprehensive database observability from fleets to instances

AWS has launched Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights, a new feature that provides comprehensive observability for Amazon Aurora MySQL and PostgreSQL databases with minimal setup.

• Offers instant monitoring of database fleet health across regions
• Provides detailed insights into individual database instances
• Includes SQL performance analysis and slow query identification
• Integrates with AWS X-Ray and Application Signals
• Supports Service Level Objective (SLO) tracking
• Enables log searching and filtering
• Shows top calling services and database load metrics

Key details: Available in all commercial AWS Regions, supports Aurora MySQL and PostgreSQL, and has per-hour pricing based on instance resources.