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Amazon DynamoDB

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Databases & Data Technologies

Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL key-value and document database designed for massive scale and low latency. It provides automatic scaling, high availability, and consistent performance for cloud-native applications.

What is it?

Amazon DynamoDB is a serverless NoSQL database service provided by AWS. It supports key-value and document data models and is built to deliver single-digit millisecond performance at any scale.

What does it do?

DynamoDB stores and retrieves data with predictable low latency while automatically handling scaling, replication, and backups. It integrates with AWS services and supports features like streams, TTL, and global tables.

Where is it used?

DynamoDB is widely used in high-traffic web applications, SaaS platforms, gaming backends, IoT systems, real-time analytics, and event-driven architectures requiring horizontal scalability.

When & why it emerged

Amazon DynamoDB was launched in 2012, inspired by Amazon’s internal Dynamo system. It emerged to support highly scalable, always-on applications without the operational overhead of traditional databases.

Why we use it at Internative

We use DynamoDB for cloud-native systems that demand extreme scalability and low-latency access. Its serverless nature allows us to build resilient architectures without managing database infrastructure.