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Building and Testing Real-World Access Patterns in DynamoDB
Learn how to model and implement real-world access patterns in DynamoDB by building a practical order management table, adding a Global Secondary Index, and executing queries.

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Challenge
Design and implement an effective DynamoDB table structure
- Create a table with partition and sort keys
- Configure a Global Secondary Index (GSI) for alternate access patterns
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Challenge
Explore access patterns
- Insert sample data
- Perform queries using multiple access patterns (by user ID, and by order status)
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View query performance
- View query performance and item structures using the AWS CLI and console
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