Amazon DynamoDB Getting Started

With Amazon DynamoDB, you can store and retrieve any amount of data with consistent, single-digit millisecond performance at any scale. In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of DynamoDB. If you are new to the service, you will learn how to start using DynamoDB through a demonstration using the AWS Management Console. You will learn about building highly scalable applications without managing servers. You will also learn about maintaining consistent performance and automatic data replication across multiple locations.

Activities:

• Demonstrations
• Knowledge checks

Course objectives:

• Identify the purpose of DynamoDB
• Recognize problems DynamoDB can solve
• Select the benefits of DynamoDB
• Recognize key characteristics about DynamoDB pricing
• Recognize the relationship between DynamoDB and other components of the AWS Cloud
• Recognize the meaning of DynamoDB technical concepts
• Identify typical use cases for DynamoDB
• Recognize how to use DynamoDB

Intended audience:

• Cloud Operators
• Data Engineers
• Developers
• DevOps Engineers
• Infrastructure Engineers

Recommended Skills:

• Basic understanding of the AWS Cloud

Course outline:

Module 1: Introduction

• Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB
• Architecture and Use Cases

Module 2: Amazon DynamoDB Demonstrations

• How to Use DynamoDB

Module 3: Resources

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