Aug. 05, 2021
Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that “combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases.” Aurora is a fully-managed database solution that has become very popular among companies that prioritize speed and scalability.
Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 is AWS’ on-demand auto-scaling configuration for Amazon Aurora. Aurora Serverless enables users to avail themselves of the benefits of Aurora without having to worry about server maintenance. Users only pay for what they use and can easily scale capacity up or down based on their application’s needs without managing any database capacity.