====== Aurora ======

**What it is:** A high-performance managed relational database compatible with MySQL or PostgreSQL.

**What it’s for:**
  * Higher throughput and better scalability than standard RDS engines (common AWS positioning).
  * Managed HA and read scaling with replicas.

**Key ideas:**
  * Aurora uses a **cluster** concept with:
    * Writer (primary)
    * Multiple reader replicas
  * Often used for high availability and scaling.

**Exam cues:**
  * “MySQL/Postgres compatible but higher performance and HA” → Aurora.

**Hard words:**
  * *compatible* /kəmˈpætəbl/: tương thích
  * *throughput* /ˈθruːpʊt/: thông lượng
  * *replica* /rɪˈplɪkə/: bản sao