Import from S3

Importing data into a DynamoDB table can be a challenging task, especially when dealing with large amounts of data. In some cases, these ingestions could be nightly bulk-loading jobs or part of migrating data into DynamoDB from different sources or cloud service providers. However, the native Import from S3 feature in DynamoDB simplifies the process by enabling users to import data directly from an S3 bucket into a DynamoDB table. This feature is particularly helpful when there is a requirement to ingest significant amounts of data into DynamoDB tables without the need for setting up complex data pipelines or inefficient ingestion systems.

Sample use case

For example, consider a scenario where a team wants to create a new DynamoDB table to store product information for an e-commerce application. They have the product data available in CSV format, stored in an S3 bucket.

Instead of manually writing code to parse the CSV file and insert the data into the DynamoDB...