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AWS DynamoDB Complete Guide: Architecture, Indexing & Performance Optimization

Introduction Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service that provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability. This comprehensive guide explores DynamoDB’s architecture, data structures, indexing strategies, and advanced optimization techniques to achieve maximum performance for your applications. DynamoDB Architecture Overview Core Architecture Components graph TB subgraph "DynamoDB Service Architecture" APP[Application Layer] SDK[AWS SDK] API[DynamoDB API] subgraph "DynamoDB Core" AUTH[Authentication & Authorization] ROUTER[Request Router] METADATA[Metadata Service] subgraph "Storage Layer" PARTITION1[Partition 1] PARTITION2[Partition 2] PARTITION3[Partition 3] PARTITIONN[Partition N] end subgraph "Index Layer" GSI[Global Secondary Indexes] LSI[Local Secondary Indexes] end end subgraph "Infrastructure" SSD[SSD Storage] REPLICATION[Multi-AZ Replication] BACKUP[Automated Backups] end end APP --> SDK SDK --> API API --> AUTH AUTH --> ROUTER ROUTER --> METADATA ROUTER --> PARTITION1 ROUTER --> PARTITION2 ROUTER --> PARTITION3 ROUTER --> PARTITIONN PARTITION1 --> SSD PARTITION2 --> SSD PARTITION3 --> SSD PARTITIONN --> SSD SSD --> REPLICATION REPLICATION --> BACKUP DynamoDB vs Traditional Databases Feature DynamoDB Traditional RDBMS MongoDB Data Model Key-Value & Document Relational Tables Document Schema Schema-less Fixed Schema Flexible Schema Scaling Horizontal (Auto) Vertical (Manual) Horizontal (Manual) Consistency Eventually Consistent ACID Transactions Configurable Query Language PartiQL & APIs SQL MongoDB Query Language Performance Single-digit millisecond Variable Variable Management Fully Managed Self-Managed Self/Managed Options DynamoDB Data Structures Primary Key Structures DynamoDB supports two types of primary keys:

AWS DynamoDB NoSQL
50 min

Redis Sentinel: Complete High Availability Setup Guide with Java Integration and Monitoring

🎯 Introduction Redis Sentinel provides high availability and monitoring for Redis deployments. It’s a distributed system that monitors Redis master and replica instances, performs automatic failover, and acts as a configuration provider for clients. This comprehensive guide covers Redis Sentinel architecture, setup procedures, Java integration, and production best practices. Redis Sentinel solves critical production challenges including automatic failover, service discovery, and configuration management, making it essential for mission-critical applications that require high availability and minimal downtime.

Redis Redis Sentinel High Availability
45 min

MySQL Sharding Strategies: A Comprehensive Guide to Horizontal Scaling, Partitioning Methods, and Implementation Patterns

🎯 Introduction Database sharding is a critical technique for achieving horizontal scalability in large-scale applications. As data volumes grow beyond what a single database instance can handle efficiently, sharding becomes essential for maintaining performance and availability. This comprehensive guide explores MySQL sharding strategies, comparing different approaches, implementation patterns, and real-world considerations. Sharding involves distributing data across multiple database instances (shards), where each shard contains a subset of the total data. This approach enables applications to scale beyond the limitations of vertical scaling and provides better resource utilization across multiple servers.

MySQL Database Sharding Horizontal Scaling