Question: Is DynamoDB a backend database?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
DynamoDB is a NoSQL database service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and can be used as a backend database. DynamoDB is a fully managed, highly available, and scalable service that can store and retrieve any data. It provides fast and predictable performance and can automatically handle sharding and replicating data across multiple servers to support high read and write throughput levels.
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