You're reading from Amazon DynamoDB - The Definitive Guide Explore enterprise-ready, serverless NoSQL with predictable, scalable performance

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803246895

Length 414 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

AWS

Concepts

Databases

Author (1):

Aman Dhingra

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Introduction and Setup

2. Chapter 1: Amazon DynamoDB in Action FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: The AWS Management Console and SDKs

4. Chapter 3: NoSQL Workbench for DynamoDB

5. Part 2: Core Data Modeling

6. Chapter 4: Simple Key-Value

7. Chapter 5: Moving from a Relational Mindset

8. Chapter 6: Read Consistency, Operations, and Transactions

9. Chapter 7: Vertical Partitioning

10. Chapter 8: Secondary Indexes

11. Part 3: Table Management and Internal Architecture

12. Chapter 9: Capacity Modes and Table Classes

13. Chapter 10: Request Routers, Storage Nodes, and Other Core Components

14. Part 4: Advanced Data Management and Caching

15. Chapter 11: Backup, Restore, and More

16. Chapter 12: Streams and TTL

17. Chapter 13: Global Tables

18. Chapter 14: DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) and Caching with DynamoDB

19. Part 5: Analytical Use Cases and Migrations

20. Chapter 15: Enhanced Analytical Patterns

21. Chapter 16: Migrations

22. Index

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