Which solution will improve the availability of the DB instance?
Convert the DB instance into a multi-Region deployment.
Create an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue in the same AWS Region to manage writes to the DB instance.
Convert the DB instance into a Multi-AZ deployment.
Create an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue in a different AWS Region to manage writes to the DB instance.
Explanations:
Converting the DB instance into a multi-Region deployment would improve geographic redundancy but does not directly enhance availability in terms of failover or recovery within a single region’s availability zone. It also introduces more complexity and latency due to inter-region communication.
Creating an Amazon SQS queue in the same AWS Region would help manage writes but does not directly improve the availability of the DB instance itself. It is a decoupling mechanism that aids in handling spikes in writes, but it doesn’t address potential downtime of the DB instance.
Converting the DB instance into a Multi-AZ deployment significantly improves availability by automatically replicating the database to a standby instance in a different Availability Zone. This ensures that if the primary instance fails, the system can quickly failover to the standby instance with minimal downtime.
Creating an Amazon SQS queue in a different AWS Region also does not improve the availability of the DB instance. Similar to option B, it aids in managing writes but does not provide any failover or redundancy mechanism for the database itself. Additionally, cross-region SQS queues can introduce latency and complexity without enhancing the database’s availability.