Summary
In this chapter, we have learned about Amazon Aurora. We have learned how Aurora differs from RDS, what database types are supported, how to deploy both a provisioned and Serverless Aurora cluster, and how to carry out some common maintenance and configuration tasks. We learned how to use both the AWS console and awscli to interact with our databases. These skills will enable us to work with Amazon Aurora databases confidently, as well as describe the use cases and benefits of Aurora compared to RDS.
During the AWS Certified Database – Specialty exam, your knowledge of Aurora will be tested heavily with questions around troubleshooting, service limits, Serverless and Global Database features, and migrating from RDS.
In the next chapter, we will be learning about AWS DynamoDB, which is a NoSQL database designed and fully managed by AWS. DynamoDB is very different from both RDS and Aurora as it supports unstructured data and does not rely on complex queries with...
