Database Streaming with Confluent and Amazon Aurora

This post details the technical steps and architecture for migrating data from an on-premise relational database (e.g., MySQL) to Amazon Aurora using Confluent Cloud. It covers setting up a MySQL Sink Connector to populate Aurora and a MySQL Source Connector to capture changes from Aurora. The post illustrates the process with screenshots of connector configuration and diagrams of the evolving architecture, highlighting the use of ksqlDB for data merging and consumers acting on events in real-time. It also discusses the challenges of binlog locations for migration and the need to recreate database objects in Aurora.