This document summarizes the evolution of using MySQL in AWS, from initial small deployments to more complex architectures with high availability and geo-redundancy needs. It describes starting with basic RDS instances, scaling to handle more reads with read replicas, and the limitations of multi-AZ deployments that require rolling your own HA solutions using tools like Pacemaker and mysqlfailover. As needs grow further, it discusses exploring synchronous replication and geo-redundancy across locations.