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Amazon DynamoDB - The Definitive Guide

Amazon DynamoDB - The Definitive Guide

By : Dhingra, Mackay
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Amazon DynamoDB - The Definitive Guide

Amazon DynamoDB - The Definitive Guide

By: Dhingra, Mackay

Overview of this book

This book will help you master Amazon DynamoDB, the fully managed, serverless, NoSQL database service designed for high performance at any scale. Authored by Aman Dhingra, senior DynamoDB specialist solutions architect at AWS, and Mike Mackay, former senior NoSQL specialist solutions architect at AWS, this guide draws on their expertise to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to harness DynamoDB's full potential. This book not only introduces you to DynamoDB's core features and real-world applications, but also provides in-depth guidance on transitioning from traditional relational databases to the NoSQL world. You'll learn essential data modeling techniques, such as vertical partitioning, and explore the nuances of DynamoDB's indexing capabilities, capacity modes, and consistency models. The chapters also help you gain a solid understanding of advanced topics such as enhanced analytical patterns, implementing caching with DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX), and integrating DynamoDB with other AWS services to optimize your data strategies. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to design, build, and deliver low-latency, high-throughput DynamoDB solutions, driving new levels of efficiency and performance for your applications.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
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Part 1:Introduction and Setup
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Part 2: Core Data Modeling
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Part 3: Table Management and Internal Architecture
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Part 4: Advanced Data Management and Caching
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Part 5: Analytical Use Cases and Migrations

Summary

In this chapter, we covered the programming and access methods we’ll use when working with DynamoDB. We started out by using the AWS Management Console to not only create our table but to add our first items into the database too.

We then expanded on our example table, introduced the AWS SDKs that can be used to start building real-world applications that utilize DynamoDB as the backend database, and showed how quick it is to get up and running with very few lines of code.

With this, we also introduced the concept of least privilege access and permissions inside AWS using the IAM service that fundamentally underpins everything in AWS.

Building on the SDKs, we explored how we can run code as functions in the cloud using a serverless compute model, AWS Lambda, that removes the need for any software installations or resources on our local machines, along with being able to download and run DynamoDB locally as a service—all for free.

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