Using DynamoDB in serverless applications

DynamoDB is exploding in popularity. It's fast, scalable, and fully-managed. But it's not your father's database. Data modeling in DynamoDB is different than the relational data model you're used to.

Learn how to properly design your data model with DynamoDB to avoid problems later.

Have a need for speed? DynamoDB has you covered. DynamoDB is used for high-scale applications with enormous data, like Amazon.com's shopping cart or Lyft's ride location service. It scales to terabytes and beyond with no performance degradation.

Want to go Serverless? DynamoDB is the most popular database for Serverless applications.

About the author:
Hi there, I'm Alex. I've helped thousands of developers learn DynamoDB through my site, DynamoDBGuide.com.

I've spoken about DynamoDB at multiple AWS Summits and had the second-most viewed session at AWS re:Invent 2019. I'm an AWS Hero and have helped write some of the official guides for AWS database services.

I've spent the last 5 years working with DynamoDB. I've designed bad DynamoDB data models so you don't have to.