AWS · SAA-C03
High-performing databases
SAA-C03 · Lesson 15 of 23 · 2:09:55
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Prepare for the SAA-C03 exam (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate). In this lesson: access patterns and database types, Amazon RDS and Aurora, Amazon DynamoDB capacity modes and partition keys, connections and replication with RDS Proxy, read replicas, and global databases, caching, and migrations with AWS DMS. Includes three original practice questions.
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- Route planners already use PostgreSQL with the PostGIS extension, and the team wants a managed service with more read replicas and faster failover. Which service fits best?
- A DynamoDB table of scan events uses the event date as its partition key, so every write of the day hits the same partition, and requests are throttled. What should the architect change?
- AnyCompany is moving an on-premises Oracle database to Aurora PostgreSQL, and needs the schema and stored procedures converted, then the data moved with minimal downtime. What should the architect use?