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)
- Who invented DynamoDB?
- How to dump multiple DynamoDB tables?
- What is the access pattern in DynamoDB?
- How to access DynamoDB from Apache Storm?
- Should you make a new DynamoDB client for each request?
- Will I be charged for DynamoDB is it is inactive?
- How to count rows in DynamoDB?
- How does DynamoDB handle data changes?
- Does DynamoDB charge for storage?
- How do you store JSON on DynamoDB?
- What kind of database is DynamoDB?
- How to access DynamoDB from outside?
- Is connection pooling needed for DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB OLTP or OLAP?
- How many secondary indexes are allowed per table DynamoDB?
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