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- When you need a fully-managed Postgres or MySQL database that needs to scale, automate backups, high availability and fault tolerance think Aurora
- Aurora can run MySQL or Postgres database engines
- Aurora MySQL is 5x faster over regular MySQL
- AUrora Postgres is 3x faster over regular Postgres
- Aurora is 1/10 the cost over its competitors with similar performance and availability options
- Aurora replicates 6 copies for your database across 3 availability zones
- Aurora is allowed up to 15 Aurora Replicas
- An Aurora database can span multiple regions via Aurora Global Database
- Aurora Serverless allows you to stop and start Aurora and scale automatically while keeping costs low
- Aurora Serverless is ideal for new projects or projects with infrequent database usage