Real-Time CDC at Scale: Building Secure Data Pipelines with ClickHouse Cloud and AWS PrivateLink

Peter Hanssens, Founder and Principal Consultant @ Cloud Shuttle

This technical deep-dive explores how to architect secure, real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines that transform operational bottlenecks into competitive advantages. Peter Hanssens demonstrates the end-to-end implementation of a production-grade solution using ClickHouse Cloud's ClickPipes, AWS PrivateLink, and modern data orchestration with Mage AI, covering critical architectural decisions like handling Aurora PostgreSQL failover scenarios, separating OLTP/OLAP workloads, and building fault-tolerant streaming pipelines with proper monitoring. You'll see real configuration examples, security group setups, and Lambda functions that ensure zero-downtime data replication while maintaining enterprise security standards. The business impact: transforming days-long decision cycles into real-time insights while reducing infrastructure costs by 45% and enabling 10x operational scaling.