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Databases in AWS
Section 19 of 30
DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Neptune, Keyspaces, Timestream, QLDB, and database selection strategies
55 min•intermediate
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Key Takeaways
- •DynamoDB is a fully-managed NoSQL database with single-digit millisecond latency, auto-scaling, and supports both key-value and document data
- •Choose databases based on workload: RDBMS for joins (RDS/Aurora), NoSQL for high scale (DynamoDB), graphs for relationships (Neptune)
- •DocumentDB provides MongoDB compatibility, Neptune for graph databases, and Keyspaces for Apache Cassandra workloads
- •DynamoDB Streams enable event-driven architectures by capturing table changes with 24-hour retention
- •DAX (DynamoDB Accelerator) provides microsecond latency for read-heavy workloads with no code changes required
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