Question: Is DynamoDB distributed?

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
DynamoDB is a distributed database system that provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability.
DynamoDB distributes your data based on the partition key that you provide. DynamoDB distributes and replicates your data across three availability zones to offer reliability.
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