An architect is designing an e-commerce platform using Amazon Aurora. The platform needs to survive the failure of an entire AWS Region with a low Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Which feature should be used?

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Correct Answer: Amazon Aurora Global Database

Aurora Global Database replicates data to up to 5 secondary regions with typical RPO of less than 1 second, enabling fast regional failover....

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An architect is designing an e-commerce platform using Amazon Aurora. The platform needs to survive the failure of an entire AWS Region with a low Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Which feature should be used?

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Correct Answer

Amazon Aurora Global Database

Why This Answer Is Correct

Aurora Global Database replicates data to up to 5 secondary regions with typical RPO of less than 1 second, enabling fast regional failover.

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This question evaluates your knowledge of Amazon RDS — a core concept tested in AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03). Understanding Amazon RDS is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.