Question: Is DynamoDB the same as Redshift?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
No, they are not. Though AWS developed both DynamoDB and Redshift, there are significant differences between both database systems. The main difference is Redshift is a large-scale data warehouse service that uses business intelligence tools, while DynamoDB is a cloud-hosted scalable database service. DynamoDB is a popular choice for applications that require a flexible data model and the ability to scale horizontally. Additionally, DynamoDB does not support SQL query language, while Redshift supports SQL query language.
You can read more similarities and differences between DynamoDB and Redshift here.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Is DynamoDB serverless?
- Does Amazon DynamoDB store healthcare data?
- Is DynamoDB SQL or NoSQL?
- Can colons and special characters be used in DynamoDB attributes?
- Is DynamoDB document-based?
- Does DynamoDB support cross-region replication?
- Can DynamoDB trigger AWS Step Functions?
- Why is DynamoDB better than MongoDB?
- Can DynamoDB table have adhoc attributes?
- Can Django use DynamoDB?
- Are DynamoDB table names supposed to be unique?
- Does Alexa use DynamoDB?
- Can glue write to DynamoDB?
- Can QuickSight read DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB table region specific?
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