Question: Is DynamoDB a wide-column store?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
Yes, Amazon DynamoDB is a wide-column store, also known as a NoSQL database. It allows for flexible schema and scalability, making it well-suited for handling large amounts of data with varying structures.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- How to access DynamoDB from Apache Hive?
- What is DynamoDB used for?
- Can you store XML in DynamoDB?
- Does Amazon DynamoDB store healthcare data?
- Is DynamoDB similar to MongoDB?
- Is DynamoDB document-based?
- Is DynamoDB a key-value store?
- In DynamoDB, can I use UUID as the partition key?
- Is DynamoDB columnar database?
- Are DynamoDB tables globally unique?
- What are the naming conventions in DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB table region specific?
- Can DynamoDB store relational data?
- When to use DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB OLTP or OLAP?
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