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DBS-C01 · Question #137

A company is running an on-premises application comprised of a web tier, an application tier, and a MySQL database tier. The database is used primarily during business hours with random activity…

The correct answer is B. Amazon Aurora Serverless MySQL cluster. Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 is a simple, cost-effective option for infrequent, intermittent, or unpredictable workloads. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/serverless/

Submitted by miguelv· Mar 6, 2026Deployment and Migration

Question

A company is running an on-premises application comprised of a web tier, an application tier, and a MySQL database tier. The database is used primarily during business hours with random activity peaks throughout the day. A database specialist needs to improve the availability and reduce the cost of the MySQL database tier as part of the company's migration to AWS. Which MySQL database option would meet these requirements?

Options

  • AAmazon RDS for MySQL with Multi-AZ
  • BAmazon Aurora Serverless MySQL cluster
  • CAmazon Aurora MySQL cluster
  • DAmazon RDS for MySQL with read replica

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    24% (7)
  • B
    62% (18)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    10% (3)

Explanation

Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 is a simple, cost-effective option for infrequent, intermittent, or unpredictable workloads. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/serverless/

Topics

#MySQL migration#Cost optimization#High availability#Aurora Serverless

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