Amazon Aurora Provisioned
Amazon Aurora Provisioned is a fully managed relational database service from AWS that offers high performance, scalability, and availability with MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. It uses a distributed, fault-tolerant storage system that automatically scales up to 128 TB per database instance, providing fast read replicas and continuous backup to Amazon S3. This provisioned model requires users to pre-allocate and pay for database instance capacity, making it suitable for predictable workloads.
Developers should use Amazon Aurora Provisioned for production workloads with steady, predictable traffic where performance and high availability are critical, such as e-commerce platforms, enterprise applications, or financial systems. It is ideal when you need the reliability of a traditional relational database with AWS-managed operations, automated backups, and multi-AZ deployments for disaster recovery. Choose this over serverless options when you can accurately forecast database usage and want to optimize costs for consistent demand.