Amazon DynamoDB for Developers

• An understanding of JavaScript
• Experience with AWS

Audience

• Developers

DynamoDB is a NoSQL database service offered by AWS as part of the AWS portfolio. It is a key-valued and document based database that delivers fast performance.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to integrate a DynamoDB NoSQL database into a web application hosted on AWS.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start integrating data into DynamoDB.
• Integrate DynamoDB into web applications and mobile applications.
• Move data in AWS with AWS services.
• Implement operations with AWS DAX.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

Data Management in AWS DynamoDB

• Processes and features used in DynamoDB to manage data
• AWS ecosystem integration

Overview of the DynamoDB Development Cycle 

• Document data structure
• Key-values

NoSQL in Data Management

• Realtional database systems
• Data normalization
• SQL vs NoSQL

DynamoDB Concepts

• Data types
• API
• Partitions
• Indexes

Preparing the Development Environment

• Configurng an AWS account

Developing with DynamoDB 

• Navigating the object persistence interface
• Processing updates into a DynamoDB table in real time
• Applying comments
• Applying optimistic locking
• Modeling data

Integrating AWS Services with DynamoDB

• Using text search with CloudSearch
• Implementing operations and cache with DAX
• Quering with Apache Hive

Administrating the Database

• Creating backups
• Restoring backups

Summary and Conclusion