Posts tagged "dynamodb"

We don't need DynamoDB when we have Aurora Postgres

Aurora Postgres has many cool features. Let's compare them to DynamoDB and review them. While I'm writing this article, the latest version of Postgres - v17.4 Key-value and document data models - We d...

14.03.2025 0 Read More

How to Crater Your Database, Part Two - Aggregations

Part One Plot spoiler As I mentioned in the introductory article to this series, the secret to cratering your database is to do things that don't scale and then try to scale. In this article, ...

18.03.2025 0 Read More

How I Migrate My Clients’ SQL Databases To DynamoDB

Migrating from a SQL database to DynamoDB is not a one-size-fits-all decision.It requires a deep understanding of access patterns, data modeling techniques, and costs. I only recommend this migration ...

20.03.2025 0 Read More

Modifying DynamoDB TTL with CDK

Ever tried to update the TTL attribute of a DynamoDB table using the AWS CDK and got a InvalidRequest in CDK or a ValidationException via the CLI? I did, and it took me a while to figure out why. In t...

23.03.2025 0 Read More

Host Your Web App For Free Using AWS Serverless Architecture + CB Credits

My website www.bennwokoye.com runs on AWS serverless architecture at almost zero cost. Continue for insights and pros of deploying it entirely using AWS serverless resources. You can leverage this arc...

30.03.2025 0 Read More

Générer un id unique avec une solution serverless !

Contexte Le besoin Lors de l'intégration d'une application du marché pour un de mes clients, celui-ci a eu besoin de fournir à cette application un identifiant unique incrémental...

03.04.2025 0 Read More

Designing Time-Series Data In DynamoDB

DynamoDB is excellent at efficiently storing and querying time-series data.However, the efficiency remains entirely dependent on your ability to model your data properly to support the access patterns...

06.04.2025 0 Read More

dynq: a free analytic query and data processing CLI tool for DynamoDB

https://github.com/benward2301/dynqI wanted a tool that can execute parallelised queries of arbitrary complexity against a DynamoDB table, without the need for scripting or propagation. I could not fi...

07.04.2025 0 Read More

What Is Split For Heat In Amazon DynamoDB?

It is well known that Amazon DynamoDB adapts to workloads of any scale while offering consistent performance.But a lesser-known concept with its adaptive capacity features is “split for heat”.To u...

11.04.2025 0 Read More

Export AWS DynamoDB table values to S3 bucket using Python Boto 3

Use Case : How to download DynamoDB table values to S3 bucket to import in other DynamoDB table in a different account.Approach : Creating a AWS Lambda in source account where the AWS DynamoDB table i...

15.04.2025 0 Read More