AWS introduced Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights in December 2024, tailored for Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS across multiple databases.CloudWatch Database Insights aims to enhance database observability for DevOps engineers and database administrators, facilitating troubleshooting.The tool provides two modes of operation- Standard Mode and Advanced Mode, with Advanced Mode offering additional features.Enabling CloudWatch Database Insights involves activating the Advanced Mode, which incurs a cost.Accessing CloudWatch Database Insights through the Amazon CloudWatch console allows for efficient troubleshooting.Demo #1 showcases resolving a query performance issue by identifying the need for an index and optimizing the query execution plan.Demo #2 illustrates addressing storage capacity limits during database migration using CloudWatch Database Insights.Demo #3 exemplifies mitigating database restarts due to out-of-memory issues using instance size changes and failover.By leveraging CloudWatch Database Insights, users can effectively troubleshoot database issues and optimize performance.Authors include Nirupam Datta, Ryan Moore, and Cade Kettner, experts in AWS database services providing technical assistance and guidance.