# Amazon Aurora DSQL observability concepts and usage with Amazon CloudWatch

DevFeed: [Amazon Aurora DSQL observability concepts and usage with Amazon CloudWatch](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/amazon-aurora-dsql-observability-concepts-and-usage-with-amazon-cloudwatch-4694.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/amazon-aurora-dsql-observability-concepts-and-usage-with-amazon-cloudwatch/>)

Author: James Morle

Published: 2026-08-17T23:37:48Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [AWS Database Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/aws-database-blog.md>)

Topics: [DSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dsql.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/telemetry.md>)

Tags: [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon.md>), [amazon-aurora](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-aurora.md>), [amazon-cloudwatch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-cloudwatch.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [dash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dash.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [diagnostics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/diagnostics.md>), [dsql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dsql.md>), [insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/insights.md>), [intermediate-200](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intermediate-200.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [technical-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-how-to.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains Amazon Aurora DSQL's time-based observability model and its link to performance and DPU-based cost. It introduces DASH session sampling and using Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights, PromQL, and system diagnostics to identify bottlenecks.

## Source excerpt

Amazon Aurora DSQL offers time-based observability through Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights. Learn how the DSQL observability model, DASH, Database Insights, PromQL, and the system diagnostics AI skill help you find performance bottlenecks and connect session time directly to cost.