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Introduction To Amazon Aurora






Purpose





Difference




  1. Amazon Aurora performs automatic scaling
  2. Amazon Aurora makes 6 copies of your data across different locations
  3. Amazon Aurora provides superior performance than Amazon RDS
  4. Amazon Aurora's superior high availability
  5. Amazon Aurora is more expensive than Amazon RDS



Aurora Key Features


FeatureBenefits
High performance and scalabilityScales up to 128 TB
Point in time recovery
Continuous backup on S3
DB CompatibilityCompatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL
Aurora ReplicasSupports in-region read replica
MySQL read replicaCross-region cluster with read scaling and failover target
Global DatabaseCross-region cluster with read scaling



Difference Between Aurora Replica And MySQL Replica


FeatureAurora ReplicaMySQL Replica
Number of replicasUp to 15Up to 5
Replication typeAsynchronousAsynchronous
Performance impact on primaryLowHigh
Replica locationIn-regionCross-region
Automated failoverYesNo



Posted By  -  Karan Gupta
 
Posted On  -  Friday, April 8, 2022
 
Updated On  -  Thursday, September 1, 2022

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