Gain insights into DynamoDB, from table creation to security and monitoring. Delve into access control and avoid common mistakes to confidently use this AWS technology.

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DynamoDB is a beautiful piece of technology. This course covers it in depth. You will learn what DynamoDB is, what it can do, and how to use it. You will learn about table creation and go into the details of security and monitoring. Additionally, you will learn how to manage access control in DynamoDB and how to monitor the usage. 

After taking this course you will become confident in using DynamoDB and will have the know-how to avoid those rookie mistakes that people make while using this technology. No matter how familiar you are with AWS technologies, this course has something for you. For the beginner, this course gives a nice flavor of AWS technologies. And for advanced practitioners, this course provides a definitive guide to DynamoDB and related technologies.

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# Use case
Almost everything we do with a *LSI* can also be done with a *GSI*. However, there is one thing that *LSI* provides one thing over *GSI* that makes it a better option in some cases. It provides strongly consistent reads. Thus, a local secondary index will be our best bet we wish to query our table on non-primary-key attributes and if we want strong consistency.
 
It also makes sense, though, to only use LSIs when the use case demands strong consistency.


Learn more about the local secondary index.

Welcome!

What is DynamoDB?

Creating Tables

Create a Table in DynamoDB

Creating Items

Create Items in a DynamoDB Table

Reading Data

Read Data in a DynamoDB Table

Secondary Index

Secondary Index in a DynamoDB Table

Monitoring

CloudWatch Monitoring for DynamoDB

Access Management

DynamoDB Best Practices

Conclusion

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Local Secondary Index

Use case