AWS – Amazon RDS Multi-AZ option with up to 2x faster transaction commit latency is now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region

The Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Multi-AZ deployment option with one primary and two readable standby database (DB) instances across three Availability Zones (AZs) is now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region. This deployment option give you up to 2x faster transaction commit latency, automated fail overs typically under 35 seconds, and readable standby instances.

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