AWS offers purpose-built databases for all your application needs. Whether you need a Relational, Key-Value, In-memory, or any other type of data store, AWS would most likely have a database service that you can use.
Relational databases store data with predefined schemas and “relationships” between the tables, hence the “Relational” name. It is designed to support ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) transactions with strong data consistency to maintain referential integrity. Key-value databases are suitable for storing and retrieving large volumes of data. It delivers quick response times even in large volumes of concurrent requests.
In-memory databases are primarily used for applications that require real-time access to data. It is capable of delivering data to applications in microseconds and not just in milliseconds since the data are directly stored in memory and not on disk. Aside from this, AWS also offers Document, Time Series, Ledger, and many other database types.
AWS Cheat Sheets – Database Services
- Amazon Aurora
- Amazon DocumentDB
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon ElastiCache
- Amazon MemoryDB for Redis
- Amazon Neptune
- Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB)
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Redshift Serverless
Other AWS Database Related Notes:
- Amazon Aurora Machine Learning
- Aurora Serverless Tutorial – Part 1
- Aurora Serverless Tutorial – Part 2
- Calculating Required RCU And WCU For Your DynamoDB Table
- DynamoDB Scan vs Query
- Global Secondary Index vs Local Secondary Index
- Harnessing Real-Time Slack Notifications for Amazon RDS Event Monitoring
- Lambda Integration With Amazon DynamoDB Streams
- Redis (Cluster Mode Enabled vs Disabled) vs Memcached
- Redis Append-Only Files vs Redis Replication
Note: If you are studying for the AWS Certified Database Specialty exam, we highly recommend that you take our AWS Certified Database – Specialty Practice Exams and read our Database Specialty exam study guide.
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