Item: Amazon Aurora
Rating: 8
Author: Avantika Sikand

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Aurora to integrate it with the SaaS product which helps in database encryption as data security is an important aspect of the product I work for. Also the automated multi-Region replication, and integrations with other AWS services helps me use Aurora with more ease.

Pros and Cons

Scale Relational database
integration with cloudwatch helps with monitoring the database efficiently
Autoscaling of Aurora clusters

max connections
loading data from S3 bucket
database cloning

Return on Investment

Greater scalability features
low maintenance
stable database infrastructure

Reliability and Availability

It is one of the best solutions for cloud database service.lets you run Aurora without having to guess how many compute nodes you need. It automatically starts and stops nodes to match the needs of your applications and autoscaling is so easy.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), AWS CodeBuild and AWS CodePipeline

Each AWS service is best in its own way. Aurora is best in relational database. Codebuild is best when building and testing the application in SDLC and AWS CodePipeline is another solution for CI CD pipeline in Agile.

Key Insights

Do you think Amazon Aurora delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Amazon Aurora's feature set?

Yes

Did Amazon Aurora live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Amazon Aurora go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Amazon Aurora again?

Yes

Other Software Used

AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodePipeline, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Likelihood to Recommend

Aurora backs up the cluster volume automatically and retains restore data for the length of the backup retention period this helps in scenarios where application restore is needed. It also offers better disaster recovery so this can be used for supporting disaster recovery plans.While Amazon RDS supports five database engines, Amazon Aurora supports just two. If you use MariaDB, Oracle, or Microsoft SQL Server, you have to fall back to RDS.

Exceeds expectation when using Amazon Aurora

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Aurora