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DynamoDB Deep Dive: NoSQL for Software Engineers
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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35 Lessons
5 Cloud Labs
1h 35min
Updated 2 months ago
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Learners will learn how to deploy, use, monitor and secure AWS DynamoDB.
Learning Roadmap
1.
Welcome!
Welcome!
Get familiar with DynamoDB features, sign-up process, and efficient database management.
2.
What is DynamoDB?
What is DynamoDB?
Look at DynamoDB's advantages, features, use cases, and supporting AWS services for large-scale applications.
3.
Creating Tables
Creating Tables
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Work your way through creating tables in DynamoDB, covering data models, keys, and capacity units.
4.
Creating Items
Creating Items
3 Lessons
3 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of creating individual and bulk items using DynamoDB APIs and tools.
5.
Reading Data
Reading Data
2 Lessons
2 Lessons
Solve problems in reading data efficiently using querying and scanning methods in DynamoDB.
6.
Secondary Index
Secondary Index
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Simplify complex topics to leverage DynamoDB's secondary indexes for efficient data querying.
7.
Monitoring
Monitoring
3 Lessons
3 Lessons
Build on monitoring DynamoDB using CloudWatch, alarms, logging, and custom dashboards.
8.
Access Management
Access Management
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
Learn how to use IAM to manage access and permissions in DynamoDB.
9.
DynamoDB Best Practices
DynamoDB Best Practices
3 Lessons
3 Lessons
Solve challenges with effective DynamoDB table, item, and secondary index design strategies.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
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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Anshul Yadav
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