Question: Is DynamoDB ACID compliant?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
Out of the box, DynamoDB does not support ACID operations. However, developers can use Transactions in DynamoDB to achieve atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability in its GET, PUT, UPDATE or DELETE operations.Hence, the answer to the question would be yes. DynamoDB aims to be ACID-compliant with its use of Transactions.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Does DynamoDB have read replicas?
- How to enable DynamoDB monitoring?
- Can QuickSight read DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB a key-value store?
- Is DynamoDB HIPAA compliant?
- Can DynamoDB have multiple tables?
- Is DynamoDB columnar database?
- How many secondary indexes are allowed per table DynamoDB?
- Can a DynamoDB range key be a GSI key?
- Is DynamoDB stateless?
- Why must table be empty to enable DynamoDB global tables?
- Can DynamoDB be replicated?
- What is DynamoDB used for?
- How to write complex queries for a DynamoDB table?
- How does DynamoDB handle data changes?
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