Amazon Aurora
The Relational Database Built for the Cloud: Global, Serverless, and Multi-Master.
The Core Ingredients
Compute Layer
High-performance instances optimized for MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. Decoupled from storage for independent scaling.
Distributed Storage
A self-healing, purpose-built log-structured storage system that replicates data 6 ways across 3 Availability Zones.
Control Plane
The intelligent orchestration layer managing backups, patching, failovers, and automatic scaling operations.
How It Works: The Specialized Features
Visualizing the flow of data and scaling dynamics
Global Database
Spans multiple AWS Regions. Enables fast local reads and quick disaster recovery with a typical latency of less than 1 second.
Serverless v2
Instantly scales compute from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of transactions in a fraction of a second. Pay only for what you use.
Multi-Master
Allows every database instance to perform write operations. Provides continuous availability for applications where even a brief outage is unacceptable.