Hello and welcome to this course which is going to explain how DynamoDB partitions your data and what that means for large DynamoDB tables. 

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This course has been created for database administrators or engineers who are working with DynamoDB that need to understand some of the strategies around partition keys, avoiding ProvisionedThroughputExceededExceptions, and working with large tables. It’s also created for those who are planning on taking an AWS certification exam, such as the AWS Certified Developer - Associate certification.

By the end of this course, you will have a greater understanding of: 

• How DynamoDB partitions your data 

• How partitioning affects you 

• How DynamoDB balances partitions in a table

• What you can do to create balance across partitions 

To get the most out of this course, you should have a basic understanding of DynamoDB, including how DynamoDB tables are structured, basic knowledge on partition and sort keys, and how read and write capacity units work. For more information on this service, please see our existing content titled: 

Database Fundamentals for AWS - Part 1 (The DynamoDB section)

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