AWS DynamoDB Fundamentals
AWS DynamoDB is the leading fully managed, NoSQL database service in the world. This course will teach you basic and advanced features of DynamoDB, and interacting with AWS DynamoDB tables using AWS console, AWS command line tools, and Python.
What you'll learn
AWS DynamoDB service can in some cases replace standard relational databases, and therefore vastly reduce operational costs and management overhead that often comes with relational databases. In this course, AWS DynamoDB Fundamentals, you will gain the ability to manage and interact with the DynamoDB service. First, you will learn the basics by creating a simple DynamoDB table. Next, you will discover advanced features such as autoscaling, global tables, and table backups. Finally, you will explore how to interact with the table using the AWS Console, AWS command line tools, and Python. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of DynamoDB basic and advanced features, needed to architect, manage, and interact with complex DynamoDB tables.
Table of contents
- Module Introduction 1m
- Storage Consistency 3m
- Calculating Throughput Capacity 3m
- Table Autoscaling 2m
- Understanding Secondary Indices 3m
- Creating a Table with Secondary Index 4m
- Master to Master Replication 3m
- Creating a Global Table 2m
- Additional DynamoDB Features 2m
- Creating a Table with TTL 2m
- Designing Efficient Primary Keys 3m
- Creating Elaborate Global Table 4m
- Creating Elaborate Indices 3m
- Module Summary 1m
- Understanding Simple Operations 6m
- Running Simple Operations in Console 2m
- Running Simple Operations with AWS CLI 5m
- Running Batch Operations 3m
- Running Simple Operations in Python 4m
- Understanding Scan Operations 2m
- Running Scan Operations 5m
- Understanding Query Operations 4m
- Running Queries Using Console 2m
- Querying Items with AWS CLI 4m
- Querying Items with Python 2m
- Updating Items Unconditionally 7m
- Understanding Update Conditions 3m
- Updating Items Conditionally with AWS CLI 3m
- Atomic Counters 4m
About the author
Stefan originates from Slovak Republic, from which he migrated to United Kingdom to study where he lived for over a decade. He studied Information Security, which quickly propelled his career towards hardening Linux servers and Linux administration. He passed multiple AWS certifications, which put him on a path of automation and cloud technologies, where he feels at home. Since then he worked multiple DevOps positions including a global bank delivering internet banking application, CRM applicati... more