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Orchestration of database creation

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Orchestration of database creation

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- Now we talked about automation in the previous episode, and now we want to talk about orchestration. They're very similar in concept. In fact, the difference between automation and orchestration is a very subtle one. Automation is generally thought of as one primary task or goal. I want to create an instance that meets the following specs, or I want to create a database instance that meets the following specs. Whereas orchestration is more complex, it's usually an entire series of tasks. So you can think of orchestration like a whole bunch of synchronized automation efforts. And cloud formation can indeed help you accomplish orchestration. It can create multiple database instances and databases, it can create multiple EC2 instances, it can be as large as really your imagination and the time you're willing to put into orchestration. Orchestration is much more complex than automation. So it must be carefully planned…

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