Serverless Developer Guide
Get started with DynamoDB
Application logic is important, but an essential component is your data.
You are likely familiar with storing data in SQL and NoSQL databases in traditional solutions. Due 
to its rapid response and low latency, Amazon DynamoDB, a NoSQL data store released in 2012 is a 
frequently used data storage service for serverless solutions.
What is DynamoDB?
Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed serverless NoSQL database service. DynamoDB stores data 
in tables. Tables hold items. Items are composed of attributes. Although these components sound 
similar to a traditional SQL table with rows and ﬁelds, there are also diﬀerences which will be 
explained in the fundamentals section.
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