DynamoDb

Other Parts of This Series: Part 4: Journey To Database World: Part 4 (Relational Database - PostgreSQL As Example) Part 6: Journey To Database World: Part 6 (Key-Value Pair Database - Redis As Example) Key Value Pair Database (Photo Credit: LinkedIn Image) Story: Imagine you walk into a futuristic restaurant called “The Key-Value Restaurant.” Instead of a traditional menu, this restaurant uses a magical order board where every item is stored as a key-value pair. It means every food item is stored with a label (key) attached to information (value). You approach the counter, and the counterman says, “Welcome! Tell me your key and your order details (value).” Then after the order is placed, everything will be handled by the key as a reference point. It means finding and updating the order by the key and so on. ...

Other Parts of This Series: Part 1: AWS DynamoDB, A Key Value Pair Database - Part 1 (Introduction) AWS DynamoDB (Photo Credit: AWS) In this series, we try to explore AWS DynamoDB, a key-value pair database developed by AWS. In the previous part we were trying to explore the answers to some basic questions about AWS DynamoDB and introduce ourselves to DynamoDB. In this part we are trying to explore AWS DynamoDB design patterns and table design best practices so that we can utilize the power of it with minimum cost. ...

Other Parts of This Series: Part 2: AWS DynamoDB, A Key Value Pair Database - Part 2 (Design Patterns and Best Practices) AWS DynamoDB (Photo Credit: AWS) In this series, we try to explore AWS DynamoDB, a key-value pair database developed by AWS. In this article we will try to find the answer to the following questions: What is DynamoDB? Is it relational or non-relational? What are the building blocks or core components of DynamoDB? How it stores and retrieves data efficiently, meaning the data structure used by DynamoDB? Practical example of DynamoDB by AWS CLI. So let’s get started… ...