AWS Now Supports Cross-Region Read Replicas

Amazon RDS now allows users to set up read-only replicas in multiple regions: handy if you want to make sure users in a given area are accessing the nearest instance.

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As Amazon’s announcement post notes, using this feature means you need to ensure you’re not suffering from “replication lag” between different databases. Hit the announcement for full details; the feature is live today.

Cross-Region Read Replicas for Amazon RDS for MySQL [AWS Blog]


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