What you'll learn:
- Use DynamoDB Data Modeling patterns
- Apply DynamoDB Best practices
- Leverage the right DynamoDb features in your applications
- Analyze use cases for DynamoDB
- Understand how DynamoDB work under the covers
Note:
This course does NOTuse AWS console for showing you basic DynamoDBoperations
This course does NOTfocus on just coding
This course primarily focusses on Data Modeling practices and patterns for Amazon DynamoDB. You will learn DynamoDB best practices, tips and techniques for building modern and cost effective applications/microservices. At a high level, course is divided into 2 parts:
Part-1 Objective:Build a solid understanding of DynamoDB
How DynamoDB works under the covers?
Hands-on exercises to try out the DynamoDBAPI(s) using CLI and Python code
Feature/capability comparison with relational database
Part-2 Objective:Learn to apply DynamoDBdesign patterns
Learn DynamoDB data modeling process
How to apply patterns to address business requirements
Analyze the access patterns and identify the right pattern to use
Hands-on exercises to build a data model for a banking use case (refer: ACME case study)
Tools in use
NoSQL workbench
Local DynamoDB for model development & testing
AWS cloud account for testing (minimal use)
An integrated development environment (like Visual Studio Code)
Python - if you would like to run the code samples on your machine
Git client
Is this course for me?
Yes - if you are an Architect responsible for designing apps on DynamoDB
Yes - if you are a Developer and aspiring to become an architect
Yes - if you are a DBA and looking to expand your skills to NoSQL databases
Yes - if you are a Technologist who is curious on how DynamoDB works under the covers
No - if you are just looking for basic "How-to" tutorial on DynamoDB
No - if you are looking for coding guidance DynamoDB apps
Course approach
Course does not assume that you already know DynamoDB. For that reasons, I am first covering the basics of DynamoDB. But unlike other courses, I will not just show you how-to use DynamoDB rather I will show you how DynamoDBworks under the covers !! I strongly believe that to effectively use a database, an architect MUSTunderstand how database technology works under the covers.
Data modeling is an iterative process. I am sharing a prescriptive guidance on the process and then showing step-by-step how to apply the process. As a case study I am using an example of ACME bank (a fictitious retail bank). Throughout the course we will be applying the process to ACMEbank use cases to evolve a full blown DynamoDB data model.
Case study : ACMEBank
A fictitious bank that has embarked on a journey to modernize its retail banking systems. You are the Lead Architect for the retail banking modernization initiative. It is your responsibility:
To work with business owners to understand the requirements
To model the data for DynamoDB
Prove/Disprove that DynamoDB will meet the application needs
Educate stakeholders on DynamoDBcapabilities
Help ACMEBank CTOto make a decision on whether to use DynamoDB or not
