A global enterprise requires a relational database that spans multiple AWS Regions. The database must provide sub-second data replication and allow local reads in each region to minimize latency for global users. In the event of a regional outage, the database must recover in less than 1 minute.<br/><br/>Which AWS service meets these requirements?

Answer options:

Amazon RDS for MySQL with Cross-Region Read Replicas

Amazon DynamoDB Global Tables

Amazon Aurora Global Database

Amazon Redshift

How to approach this question

Look for 'relational database' and 'sub-second data replication' across regions.

Full Answer

C.Amazon Aurora Global Database✓ Correct

Amazon Aurora Global Database is designed for globally distributed applications, allowing a single Amazon Aurora database to span multiple AWS Regions. It replicates your data with no impact on database performance, enables fast local reads with low latency in each region, and provides disaster recovery from region-wide outages.

Common mistakes

Choosing DynamoDB Global Tables when a relational database is explicitly requested.

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