ARC Region switch adds Amazon Aurora scaling and Amazon Neptune global database failover
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This article announces three new execution blocks for AWS Application Recovery Controller (ARC) Region switch to automate database scaling and failover for multi-Region applications.
- Amazon Aurora serverless scaling execution block automates secondary cluster scaling
- Amazon Aurora provisioned scaling execution block automates provisioned cluster right-sizing
- Amazon Neptune global database failover execution block automates switchover and failover
- Reduces recovery time by eliminating manual scaling and scripting during failover
- All three blocks support cross-account orchestration across multiple accounts and Regions
- Available in all commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
These new execution blocks streamline multi-Region database failover by automating scaling and failover operations, significantly reducing recovery time during Regional outages.
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