Which relational database does Amazon use?

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Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible relational database engine that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-eﬀectiveness of open source databases.

Which database is used by Amazon?

Amazon's engineers relied on three key database services to host the persistence layer of their services—Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Aurora, and Amazon RDS for MySQL or PostgreSQL. Amazon DynamoDB is a key-value and document database that delivers single-digit millisecond performance at any scale.

What is relational database in AWS?

A relational database is a collection of data items with pre-defined relationships between them. These items are organized as a set of tables with columns and rows. Tables are used to hold information about the objects to be represented in the database.

What SQL Server does Amazon use?

They use Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon EC2 instances to run 1000's of SQL databases, saving 75% on monthly backup costs and backing up 2 petabytes of data daily 30% faster.

Does Amazon use MySQL?

AWS supports MySQL in a variety of ways, including a fully managed database service, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for MySQL. Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility is also built using MySQL, and Amazon RDS supports the popular MySQL fork project, MariaDB.

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