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)
- Is DynamoDB PaaS or SaaS?
- Can colons and special characters be used in DynamoDB attributes?
- How to store Japanese characters in DynamoDB?
- How to track changes to items in DynamoDB?
- Can firehose write to DynamoDB?
- Which programming language works best with DynamoDB?
- How do you store JSON on DynamoDB?
- Can DynamoDB have nested objects?
- Does DynamoDB support load balancing?
- Does DynamoDB support atomic updates?
- What is the maximum number of partitions in DynamoDB?
- Can Tableau connect to DynamoDB?
- Is connection pooling needed for DynamoDB?
- Can you store XML in DynamoDB?
- Why is DynamoDB better than MongoDB?
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