Aurora MySQL zero-downtime ALTER TABLE operations analyzed in production

Aurora MySQL schema modifications in high-availability environments do not all deliver true zero-downtime performance.

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The fact

Some ALTER TABLE operations impose temporary locks or subtle unavailability windows.

Production-identical testing is essential before deploying any critical schema changes.

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