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Mastering DynamoDB

By : Deshpande

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Mastering DynamoDB

2.8 (5)

By: Deshpande

Overview of this book

If you have interest in DynamoDB and want to know what DynamoDB is all about and become proficient in using it, this is the book for you. If you are an intermediate user who wishes to enhance your knowledge of DynamoDB, this book is aimed at you. Basic familiarity with programming, NoSQL, and cloud computing concepts would be helpful.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

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1. Getting Started

1. Getting Started

DynamoDB's history

What is DynamoDB?

Data model concepts

How do I get started?

Summary

2. Data Models

2. Data Models

Primary key

Secondary indexes

Data types

Operations on tables

Operations on items

Query and scan operations

Modeling relationships

Summary

3. How DynamoDB Works

3. How DynamoDB Works

Service-oriented architecture

Design features

Architecture

Functional components

Summary

4. Best Practices

4. Best Practices

Table level best practices

Item best practices

Query and scan best practices

Local secondary indexes best practices

Global secondary index best practices

Summary

5. Advanced Topics

5. Advanced Topics

Monitoring DynamoDB tables

Using IAM to provide access control to DynamoDB

Limitations in DynamoDB

Error handling

Summary

6. Integrating DynamoDB with Other AWS Components

6. Integrating DynamoDB with Other AWS Components

Integrating with AWS EMR

Integrating with AWS Redshift

Integrating with AWS CloudSearch

Summary

7. DynamoDB – Use Cases

7. DynamoDB – Use Cases

Bookstore application

Knowledge market website

Summary

8. Useful Libraries and Tools

8. Useful Libraries and Tools

Libraries

Tools

Summary

9. Developing Mobile Apps Using DynamoDB

9. Developing Mobile Apps Using DynamoDB

Authentication and Authorization

Performing operations using mobile SDKs

Summary

Index

Index

Chapter 5. Advanced Topics

In the previous chapter, we talked about the best practices one should follow in order to get the most out of DynamoDB. In this chapter, we are going to talk about some advanced topics:

Monitoring DynamoDB tables
AWS authentication service
AWS IAM integration with DynamoDB
Security token service
Error handling in DynamoDB

We will also talk about limitations of DynamoDB that every developer needs to consider while designing the schema and doing the implementation.

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