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AWS Odyssey: RDS vs. Aurora Showdown
A Hilarious Journey Through Amazon’s Database Galaxies for AWS Beginners
Imagine you’re about to embark on an epic journey, not through Westeros or King’s Landing, but through the vast realm of Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this thrilling adventure, we’re going to compare two AWS database titans: Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) and Amazon Aurora. Buckle up, because the AWS Avenue series for beginners is about to unfold!
Episode 1: The Quest for Database Glory
Our hero, an AWS novice, sets out on this quest to choose the right database for their EC2 web app. We have Amazon RDS in one corner — the all-rounder, like the Jon Snow of databases. It supports database engines like MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and MariaDB.
Episode 2: Scaling Up Like Dragons
Scaling is a hot topic in the AWS world, and RDS doesn’t disappoint. You can vertically scale an RDS instance like Daenerys’ Dragons when your app’s traffic soars. Need high availability? Enable Multi-AZ deployments, just like building multiple castles to safeguard the Iron Throne.
