In this episode of Pithoracademy’s Deep Dive Podcast, we introduce Amazon Aurora, a fully managed relational database built for the cloud. Aurora combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Whether you’re new to cloud databases or preparing for AWS certifications, this guide will help you understand why Aurora is a game-changer for modern applications.

🎧 We covered:
🗄️ What is Amazon Aurora?
❓ Why is it used over traditional databases?
⚙️ How does Aurora work under the hood?
📌 Key features: high availability, auto-scaling, replication, fault tolerance
🧩 Problems Aurora solves vs self-managed databases
⏳ What was used before Aurora?
✅ How Aurora makes databases cloud-native and cost-efficient
🎯 When to use Amazon Aurora in real-world workloads

Final takeaway: Aurora delivers speed, scalability, and resilience—perfect for cloud-first applications.

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