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Graviton (Amazon Aurora)

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description Graviton (Amazon Aurora) Overview

Amazon Aurora is a cloud-native relational database engine designed for the AWS cloud. It provides the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity of open-source engines like MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Aurora automatically scales storage and replicates data across three Availability Zones, ensuring high durability and fast failover. For developers already in the AWS ecosystem, it offers a seamless managed experience that handles heavy lifting like patching, backups, and scaling, making it a premier choice for enterprise cloud workloads.

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What does Graviton mean for Amazon Aurora?

Graviton refers to AWS's Arm-based processor family, not a separate Aurora database engine. Aurora MySQL-Compatible and Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible clusters can run on Graviton-based DB instance classes such as the r6g or r7g families.

Can Aurora on Graviton run normal MySQL or PostgreSQL apps?

Yes, Aurora is offered in MySQL-compatible and PostgreSQL-compatible editions. The app usually connects through the same database protocol, while AWS changes the underlying instance hardware to Graviton.

Why move an Aurora cluster from x86 instances to Graviton?

The usual reason is price-performance, because AWS often positions Graviton as cheaper or faster per dollar for managed database workloads. The migration still needs testing for extensions, query plans, and CPU-sensitive workloads before production cutover.

Does Aurora storage change when using Graviton instances?

No, Aurora's distributed storage layer is separate from the DB instance CPU architecture. Aurora stores multiple copies across Availability Zones, while the Graviton choice affects the compute nodes running the database engine.

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