#681: Amazon DynamoDB Deep Dive

Simon is joined by Jason Hunter, AWS Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, do dive super-deep into how to make the most of DynamoDB. Whether you are new to DynamoDB, or have been using it for years - there is something in this episode for everyone!
Shownotes:
Jason's Blog Posts: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/author/jzhunter/
The Apache Iceberg blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/use-amazon-dynamodb-incremental-export-to-update-apache-iceberg-tables/
Traffic spikes (on-demand vs provisioned): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/handle-traffic-spikes-with-amazon-dynamodb-provisioned-capacity/
Cost-effective bulk actions like delete: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/cost-effective-bulk-processing-with-amazon-dynamodb/
A deep dive on partitions: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/part-1-scaling-dynamodb-how-partitions-hot-keys-and-split-for-heat-impact-performance/
Global tables prescriptive guidance (the 25 page deep dive): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/dynamodb-global-tables/introduction.html