AWS for Developers: DynamoDB

Learn how to leverage DynamoDB, the high-performance NoSQL database solution hosted on the AWS cloud. This course covers planning, proper data modeling, coding, and support.

Introduction

• Why DynamoDB?
• What you should know

1. Planning

• NoSQL versus relational DBs
• DynamoDB versus MongoDB
• Data modeling in DynamoDB
• Composite keys and sort keys
• Pricing and capacity planning in DynamoDB
• Demo: DynamoDB costs in the AWS Pricing Calculator
• Creating secondary indexes in DynamoDB: GSI and LSI
• Demo: Provisioning a DynamoDB table in the AWS admin console

2. DynamoDB Fundamentals

• Installing the AWS CLI
• Scanning data
• Querying data
• Defining data types in JSON for DynamoDB

3. Coding

• Installing DynamoDB local
• Overview of client libraries
• Creating tables in DynamoDB using Node.js
• Inserting data into DynamoDB using Node.js
• Insert data with transactions in DynamoDB using Node.js
• Querying data using Node.js
• Streams in DynamoDB

4. Supporting

• AWS authentication and access control
• Monitoring

Conclusion

• Next steps