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What is a significant risk associated with data replication in the context of a primary Amazon RDS instance?

  • Increased latency during data access
  • Data inconsistency due to network partition (correct)
  • Unrestricted access to sensitive data
  • Higher storage costs without performance benefits

    • Which component is typically referred to as the primary in an Amazon RDS setup?

  • Read Replica
  • Backup instance
  • Transactional database
  • Amazon RDS instance (correct)

    • What can occur if a network partition affects the Amazon RDS setup?

  • Read replicas will synchronize automatically
  • All replicas will function independently (correct)
  • Data will be permanently lost
  • Transactions will be logged consistently

    • In a situation of data inconsistency, what is a common consequence for users accessing the database?

    <p>Conflicting information from different instances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be monitored to ensure consistency in an Amazon RDS environment?

    <p>Data replication processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the primary functions of Auto Scaling in Amazon Web Services?

    <p>Automatic resizing of compute clusters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Auto Scaling determine when to scale the resources?

    <p>Using Amazon CloudWatch metrics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a benefit of using Auto Scaling?

    <p>Replaces unhealthy EC2 instances automatically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of provisioning capacity is highlighted in the example of Amazon.com traffic?

    <p>Variations in user request frequency across the week</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What configurations can be set with Auto Scaling regarding compute resources?

    <p>Maximum and minimum pool sizes can be defined</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following types of instances can be used in Auto Scaling?

    <p>Both On-Demand and Spot Instances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about Amazon's weekly traffic is correct?

    <p>Traffic on Sundays is usually lower than on weekdays</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of provisioning capacity mentioned in the context of November traffic?

    <p>There is a significant difference in traffic load compared to previous months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key issue with monoliths regarding scalability?

    <p>They don’t scale well due to lack of modularity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one advantage of breaking apart a monolith into smaller services?

    <p>Improved resource allocation and management.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a service-oriented architecture, what role does an EC2 instance typically fulfill?

    <p>A platform for running individual application modules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which module is likely not associated with the online shopping app's functionality?

    <p>Meteorology module</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of monolithic architecture affects availability?

    <p>A single failure can bring down the entire system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does service-oriented architecture improve upon the limitations of monolithic systems?

    <p>By allowing individual services to scale independently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common misconception about breaking apart monolithic systems?

    <p>It might increase overall application complexity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the approach of separating a complex monolithic application into smaller, manageable services?

    <p>Microservices architecture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of AWS Regions?

    <p>To define the location of data and facilitate disaster recovery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many Availability Zones (AZs) must exist in each AWS Region?

    <p>At least 3 AZs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of AWS Local Zones?

    <p>They extend AWS infrastructure to urban centers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best describes an Availability Zone (AZ)?

    <p>A collection of data centers designed for redundancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true regarding AWS Points of Presence?

    <p>They host content delivery services like Amazon CloudFront.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which practice should be implemented for building a reliable infrastructure?

    <p>Implement redundancy at every level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is it appropriate to move from SQL to NoSQL databases?

    <p>If and when it makes sense for the project</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of caching data inside and outside the infrastructure?

    <p>To improve data retrieval speed and reduce latency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which service can be classified as self-scaling?

    <p>Application Load Balancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key benefit of splitting tiers into individual services?

    <p>Enhanced performance and scalability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be prioritized to ensure robust monitoring?

    <p>Good metrics, monitoring, and logging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a suggested approach for utilizing the AWS ecosystem efficiently?

    <p>Make use of self-scaling services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a critical step after implementing Auto Scaling?

    <p>Ensure proper metrics monitoring is in place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of using purpose-built databases?

    <p>They allow for easier management of data correctness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which AWS service is designed for graph data management?

    <p>Amazon Neptune</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of database management, what does sharding refer to?

    <p>Distributing a single dataset across multiple hosts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of Amazon QLDB?

    <p>A ledger database for immutable transaction logs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which database framework is essentially a key-value store?

    <p>Amazon DynamoDB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might be a potential solution for addressing database issues?

    <p>Federation by splitting into multiple databases based on function.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common characteristic of purpose-built databases?

    <p>They can significantly enhance performance for specific use cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which AWS service would be ideal for managing documents with MongoDB compatibility?

    <p>Amazon DocumentDB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Scaling on AWS

    • The presentation is about scaling up to 10 million users on AWS.
    • A quick search for "scaling on AWS" yields roughly 20 million results, but this is not the specific focus.
    • Key considerations for scaling include managing users, maintaining performance (including multiple geographies), detecting and responding to incidents, maintaining business continuity, security and compliance, development and testing, managing change, tracking and managing costs, optimizing for cost and minimizing the carbon footprint.
    • Essential requirements for scaling include a global infrastructure, availability zones, and points of presence.

    AWS Global Infrastructure

    • AWS has 34 regions and 108 availability zones (AZs).
    • The infrastructure has a private backbone network and more than 600 points of presence.
    • AWS regions aid in data location definition, protecting against legal risks (like GDPR), and supporting disaster recovery.
    • Availability Zones (AZs) are clusters of data centers, with at least 3 AZs per region. AZs provide protection against technical failures.

    Points of Presence

    • Points of presence (POPs) are used to host content delivery services, like Amazon CloudFront.
    • POPs cannot be used directly by themselves.

    AWS Local Zones

    • AWS Local Zones are region extensions in major cities and industrial centers.

    AWS Wavelength

    • AWS Wavelength extends AWS cloud infrastructure to stadiums and venues using 5G.
    • It facilitates data processing and analytics, as well as streaming, close to end-users.
    • Services like sensor data, deep analytics, image processing, and streaming are supported.

    AWS Outposts

    • AWS Outposts extend AWS infrastructure to on-premises data centers.
    • Outposts support ultra low-latency applications, local data processing, and local data storage.

    Breadth and Depth of AWS Services

    • AWS offers over 200 fully featured services for analytics, business applications, blockchain, security, identity, compliance, databases, compute, hybrid architecture, internet of things (IoT), and machine learning.
    • Specific technologies include managed SQL servers, managed MySQL, managed PostgreSQL, managed Oracle, Aurora, DynamoDB, RDS, and more.

    Considerations

    • The presentation emphasizes the importance of reversible decisions and two-way doors. This is presented as a principle for decisions in scaling.

    Autoscaling

    • Auto Scaling automates the resizing of compute clusters across multiple availability zones.
    • It adjusts based on minimum/maximum pool sizes and Amazon CloudWatch metrics.
    • It aids in replacing unhealthy EC2 instances and handles on-demand or spot instances.
    • Auto Scaling isn't just for EC2 instances; it extends to other services like Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Aurora replicas, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Elasticache (Redis) replication groups, and other services.

    Typical Read/Write Ratio

    • The presentation offers a pie chart that shows that the user's application's read to write requests are roughly a 70/30 ratio.

    Database Options

    • Self-managed options include Amazon EC2.
    • Fully managed options include Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Neptune, and Amazon Aurora, among others.

    Amazon RDS

    • Amazon RDS provides a managed relational database service.
    • It handles daily maintenance, security patches, and software updates.
    • Supported engines encompass MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and Amazon Aurora.

    Amazon Aurora

    • Aurora supports MySQL or PostgreSQL and also provides continuous incremental backups, six-way replication, and automatic storage scaling.
    • Aurora serverless v2 allows on-demand and automatic scaling suitable for variable workloads, while offering pay-per-second pricing.

    Amazon DynamoDB

    • DynamoDB is a managed NoSQL database with provisions and on-demand pricing options.
    • It offers features like fast, predictable performance and global, multi-region table support.

    Choosing Between Relational and NoSQL Databases

    • Relational databases use established well-known technology and strong schema constraints to prevent data corruption while offering scalability for millions of users.
    • NoSQL databases are purpose-built for more freedom to design data models and are frequently faster in handling certain task workloads (like graph, geo-spatial, key-value, and document-oriented workloads).

    Amazon Cognito

    • Amazon Cognito is a service that handles authorizations and identity for web and mobile applications.
    • Cognito is able to integrate with other AWS services and manage user directories.

    Amazon S3

    • Amazon S3 is an object-based storage service with high durability.
    • It can manage objects of infinite scale and up to 5 TB.
    • Encryption is supported in both transit and at rest.

    Amazon CloudFront

    • Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN).
    • It caches content for faster delivery to users, handles dynamic and static content effectively, provides streaming ability, custom SSL certificates, and short time to live (TTL).

    Horizontal Scaling

    • Horizontal scaling involves adding more servers to distribute workload across multiple instances.

    Load Balancing

    • Methods for sharing a load across applications include application load balancers and network load balancers.

    Application Load Balancer

    • Application Load Balancer (ALB) is a highly available service.
    • It handles health checks, session stickiness, monitoring, logging, and content-based routing.

    Data Consistency

    • Maintaining consistent data across replicated databases is crucial, especially with high user volumes.
    • Maintaining appropriate network partition avoidance and data replication support is necessary.

    Microservices Architecture

    • A microservices architecture involves breaking down a large application into smaller, independent services.
    • This allows greater flexibility, easier scaling, independence for separate components, and potential for better understanding.

    AWS X-Ray

    • X-Ray is an instrument for troubleshooting and performance improvement across microservices applications.
    • Functionality is targeted to identify bottlenecks, pinpoint issues specific to components of an application, measure the impact of issues on each user, and visualize the service call graph of the entire application.

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