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AWS Aurora PostgreSQL to IBM Informix integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix

Keep AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix synchronized in real time, across engines, regions, or services, in one or both directions.

Two databases that must agree is one of the oldest problems in engineering: different engines for different workloads, separate services with overlapping reference data, a migration in flight, or regional instances that share a subset of records. Hand-rolled replication across systems means change capture, conflict handling, and type mapping, all built and maintained by your team.

Stacksync syncs tables or collections between AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix continuously and bi-directionally, translating types between the two engines and resolving conflicts by rules you configure. Rows written on either side appear on the other within seconds.

Common use cases

  • 01 Feed operational dashboards from a read replica while the writer handles sync traffic.
  • 02 Expose ERP records such as customers, orders, and invoices as Postgres tables the engineering team can query and update with plain SQL.
  • 03 Feed inventory and transaction data from legacy Informix applications into modern ERPs during migration.
  • 04 Replicate Informix tables into a cloud warehouse using its change data capture interface for near-real-time reporting.

Common sync patterns

Cross-engine sync

Keep the same dataset live in both AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix, so each workload runs on the engine that suits it.

Migration with zero-downtime cutover

When one database is replacing the other, sync both directions during the transition and switch traffic when ready, without a freeze window.

Shared reference data between services

Services that own separate databases stay consistent on the records they share, without a custom replication layer.

What you can sync between AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

AWS Aurora PostgreSQL objects IBM Informix objects How this pairing syncs
Tables The core sync unit; rows are matched across systems by primary key. Tables Relational tables mapped directly to sync targets. Same entity on both sides — records pair one-to-one and field-level changes reconcile in both directions.
Rows Inserted, updated, and deleted in both directions during bi-directional syncs. Rows The unit of read and write, keyed by primary key. Same entity on both sides — records pair one-to-one and field-level changes reconcile in both directions.
Primary keys and constraints Identify rows for upserts and enforce integrity on sync writes. Stored procedures Server-side logic sometimes invoked as part of write paths. Primary keys and constraints is specific to AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and Stored procedures to IBM Informix — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Views and materialized views Usable as read-only sources for filtered or precomputed sync datasets. Logical logs The transaction log that Informix's CDC interface reads committed changes from. Views and materialized views is specific to AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and Logical logs to IBM Informix — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Foreign keys Relationship metadata that syncs can translate into object references elsewhere. Databases Top-level containers that scope a sync connection. Foreign keys is specific to AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and Databases to IBM Informix — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Replication slots and publications The logical replication objects that power log-based CDC. Views Read-only projections used to shape outbound data. Replication slots and publications is specific to AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and Views to IBM Informix — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.

How changes propagate between AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix

Each direction of the sync is driven by what the source system can signal and what the destination accepts — detection, delivery, and expected latency below.

AWS Aurora PostgreSQL IBM Informix Sub-second propagation

DetectionChanges in AWS Aurora PostgreSQL are captured at the source via change data capture — no polling loop against its API. Log-based CDC via PostgreSQL logical replication (WAL decoding through replication slots), with timestamp polling as a fallback.

DeliveryEach detected change is applied to IBM Informix as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.

IBM Informix AWS Aurora PostgreSQL Sub-second propagation

DetectionChanges in IBM Informix are captured at the source via change data capture — no polling loop against its API. Informix's Change Data Capture API reading committed changes from logical logs.

DeliveryEach detected change is applied to AWS Aurora PostgreSQL as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.

Rate-limit considerations

  • IBM Informix: Bounded by server resources and session limits rather than an API quota.
What ships with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL ⇄ IBM Informix

Connect AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every AWS Aurora PostgreSQL–IBM Informix connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in AWS Aurora PostgreSQL or IBM Informix instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever AWS Aurora PostgreSQL or IBM Informix data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single AWS Aurora PostgreSQL or IBM Informix record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your AWS Aurora PostgreSQL ⇄ IBM Informix sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix.

How the AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix connectors work

AWS Aurora PostgreSQL

Integration surface
SQL wire protocol (PostgreSQL-compatible), standard Postgres drivers and JDBC
Authentication
Database credentials, optionally AWS IAM database authentication, over TLS
Change detection
Log-based CDC via PostgreSQL logical replication (WAL decoding through replication slots), with timestamp polling as a fallback
Capabilities
read · write · CDC

IBM Informix

Integration surface
SQL over JDBC/ODBC drivers; DRDA connectivity is also supported
Authentication
Database credentials
Change detection
Informix's Change Data Capture API reading committed changes from logical logs; polling as a fallback
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
Rate limits
Bounded by server resources and session limits rather than an API quota.
How it works

How to connect AWS Aurora PostgreSQL to IBM Informix — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    AWS Aurora PostgreSQL connected
    IBM Informix connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and IBM Informix objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · AWS Aurora PostgreSQL ⇄ IBM Informix
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    AWS Aurora PostgreSQL IBM Informix
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

OAuth 2 SSH Tunnelling SSL certificates IP Whitelisting VPN gateway VPC peering and more

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