Read Replica Databases for AI Data Analytics

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To set up read replica databases for AI data analytics, you would typically use managed database services that support the creation of read replicas. These read replicas allow for scaling out read-heavy database workloads and can be especially useful for analytics workloads where you want to run complex queries that don't impact the performance of your primary database.

In the Pulumi ecosystem, different cloud providers offer managed database services that can be provisioned and configured using Pulumi's infrastructure as code approach. Below is an example of how to create a read replica for an AWS RDS (Relational Database Service) instance using Pulumi with Python:

This program will:
- Create an RDS instance to act as the primary database.
- Provision a read replica of the primary database for offloading read operations.
- Export the endpoint of the read replica for use by your applications or analytics tools.

The resources we'll use are:
- `aws.rds.Instance` - Represents an RDS instance that could be either the primary database or a read replica.
  
Here is the Pulumi program written in Python. Make sure to have the Pulumi CLI installed and configured for your AWS account before running this code.

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

# Create a primary RDS instance
primary_db = aws.rds.Instance("primary-db",
                              # Specify your DB instance class, e.g., db.t2.micro, db.t2.large, etc.
                              instance_class="db.t2.micro",
                              allocated_storage=20,
                              engine="mysql",
                              engine_version="5.7",
                              name="mydb",
                              username="admin",
                              password="somepassword",
                              skip_final_snapshot=True)

# Create a read replica of the primary RDS instance
read_replica_db = aws.rds.Instance("read-replica-db",
                                   # Specify your read replica DB instance class, which might be the same or different from your primary instance
                                   instance_class="db.t2.micro",
                                   allocated_storage=20,
                                   engine="mysql",
                                   engine_version="5.7",
                                   replicate_source_db=primary_db.id,  # This links the replica to the primary DB instance
                                   skip_final_snapshot=True)

# Export the read replica endpoint to be used by your application or analytics tools
pulumi.export('read_replica_endpoint', read_replica_db.endpoint)
```

To apply this Pulumi program:
1. Save the code to a file named `__main__.py`.
2. Run `pulumi up` in the same directory as your file. Pulumi will provision the resources as described.

Some points to be aware of:
- The `instance_class` parameter can be adjusted based on your performance requirements.
- The `engine` and `engine_version` should match your primary database if you're trying to create a replica of an existing one.
- The `password` should be handled securely, using a secrets manager rather than hardcoding.
- `skip_final_snapshot` is set to `True` for demonstration purposes. In a production environment, set it to `False` to ensure data is not lost.
- The example uses default values for many parameters (like VPC, subnets, security groups). You'll likely need to specify these explicitly for real-world usage, tailored to your existing infrastructure.

This code will give you a starting point for setting up read replicas. Depending on your specific use case, you might need additional configurations such as setting up automated backups, Multi-AZ deployments, or fine-tuning parameters for performance optimization.