What is Amazon Aurora?

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the cloud that combines the performance and availability of enterprise databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. It delivers up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL and three times that of standard PostgreSQL. Aurora provides automated backups, snapshots, and point-in-time recovery with up to 15 read replicas for high availability. It features automatic storage scaling up to 128 TB per database instance and distributes copies across multiple Availability Zones. Aurora Global Database enables low-latency global reads and disaster recovery across regions. Aurora Serverless provides on-demand, auto-scaling configurations ideal for unpredictable workloads.