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Amazon DynamoDB - Evolution of a Hyperscale Cloud Database Service

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Watch a 53-minute conference talk exploring Amazon DynamoDB's evolution as a hyperscale cloud database service, where Akshat Vig shares insights into operating at massive scale. Learn about the architectural challenges and solutions implemented to meet growing customer workload demands, including token buckets, uniform distribution, peak provisioning, burst provisioning, and space distribution. Discover how Global Admission Control, automatic splits, and capacity units contribute to DynamoDB's scalability. Gain key lessons about maintaining availability through caching strategies and system design principles that enable one of the world's largest cloud database services to operate efficiently at hyperscale.

Syllabus

Introduction
How does DynamoDB scale
Challenges
Token buckets
Uniform distribution
Peak provisioning
Burst provisioning
Distribution over space
GAC Global Admission Control
Automatic Splits
Capacity Units
Key Lesson
Availability
Caches
Key takeaways

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