Date: March 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM PST
Amazon Aurora can feel like the easy button for MySQL: Managed service, familiar syntax, “just scale it.” But as workloads grow, many teams hit the same wall: Lock-in that limits options, costs that rise unpredictably, scaling that’s less flexible than expected, and operational constraints that slow delivery.
In this webinar, PingCAP’s Head of Global Solutions Architecture, Henrique Leandro, explains why engineering teams are moving off Amazon Aurora, what’s really happening when performance or availability starts to wobble, and how distributed SQL lets you scale cleanly without giving up MySQL compatibility.
You’ll get a practical look at Amazon Aurora’s less-visible tradeoffs, including replication lag, storage and scaling behavior, and the real complexity behind multi-region designs. We’ll then walk through a structured evaluation framework teams use when planning a migration from workload assessment and compatibility validation to data synchronization strategy, controlled cutover planning, and clearly defined rollback criteria.
What you’ll learn:
- Top 10 reasons companies migrate away from Amazon Aurora.
- Key architectural constraints that impact performance, availability, and multi-region.
- A structured migration framework (sync, cutover, rollback).
- How teams achieve up to 10x better price-performance.
- Real-world success stories from companies that made the switch.
Speakers:
Henrique Leandro, Head of Global Solutions Architecture, PingCAP
Henrique Leandro is Head of Global Solutions Architecture at PingCAP, leading global technical strategy for TiDB Cloud. He partners with customers and technology teams worldwide to design and scale distributed database architectures for modern cloud applications. His focus includes evolving data platforms for AI-driven workloads, including vector data and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).