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Loading Data into DynamoDB

Evan Selunani
6 min readOct 17, 2024

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Hello! I hope your week is going well. The weekend is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to relax and recharge. But before we release the weekend Kraken, let’s dive into something exciting — working with Amazon DynamoDB

In this guide, we’ll learn how to:

1. Create a DynamoDB table
2. Upload data into DynamoDB using AWS CloudShell
3. Edit data in your DynamoDB tables

And for anyone out there working towards something — Remember, whatever you aim for and plan to achieve, with effort and persistence, you will succeed!

The following are the steps that we will take to accomplish the mission ahead —

  1. Create an IAM User
  2. Creating our first Dynamo Table
  3. Creating Dynamo Tables with AWS CloudShell
  4. Loading Data into our Tables

There are a few prerequisites and they are — An AWS account with appropriate permissions to create IAM users and DynamoDB tables. Basic knowledge of AWS services and the AWS Management Console.

New Words are Terms — Lol reminds me of my English classes — Hi Mrs. Odhiambo, See your body writing in clear English! Makofi, Makofi Tena.

Amazon DynamoDB: A fully managed NoSQL database service that provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability.
Item Read/Second: The number of items your application can retrieve from your…

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Evan Selunani
Evan Selunani

Written by Evan Selunani

Transforming the world, one keystroke at a time.| Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner.

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