Question: What does DynamoDB support?

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
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DynamoDB supports three main data types for its attributes within a table. They are:
- Scalar Types: Values that represent only one value (number, string, binary, boolean, null)
- Document Types: A complex data structure with nested attributes (similar to a JSON document) can be persisted.
- Set Types: Represent multiple scalar values such as a string, number and binary set.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Why is DynamoDB easy to partition?
- Can a DynamoDB range key be a GSI key?
- What is DynamoDB used for?
- Is DynamoDB a memory store?
- Can colons and special characters be used in DynamoDB attributes?
- What are the naming conventions in DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB good for analytics?
- Is DynamoDB SQL or NoSQL?
- Can you store XML in DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB highly available?
- What are the best alternatives to DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB columnar database?
- Is DynamoDB table region specific?
- How to write complex queries for a DynamoDB table?
- How to dump multiple DynamoDB tables?
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