Demo: Configuring Capacity in DynamoDB

Creating a table with auto scaling configuration

Creating a table in DynamoDB with autoscaling is straightforward. It is important to carry out the following steps to succeed:

1. Sign in the AWS console.
2. In the search bar at the top of the screen type “DynamoDb”.
3. Choose the “Tables” option at the top left of the screen.
4. Click the “Create table” button.
5. Assign a name and a partition key.
6. Choose the “Customize settings” option.
7. In the Read capacity section, assign the Minimum capacity units, Maximum capacity units and Target utilization.
8. Do the same for the Write capacity section.
9. Scroll down, and click the “Create table” button.
10. Once the table is created, click its name.
11. Go to the “Monitor” tab.
12. Here, you can check the “CloudWatch metrics”. In this section, we can verify the consumption that this table is having.