Build an Application Using a NoSQL Key-Value Data Store

In this tutorial, you will create a bookstore application that showcases a product catalog. Products typically contain unique identifiers and attributes such as descriptions, quantities, locations, and prices. The method for retrieving these types of attributes (specifically, the access pattern) is often a key-value lookup based on the product’s unique identifier. This means that an application can retrieve these other attributes when a product’s unique identifier is provided.

While the product catalog can start off with a few products, it should have the ability to scale to billions if needed without having to be re-architected or requiring a different database. It should also maintain fast, predictable performance at any scale for these key-value lookups. With these requirements in mind, Amazon DynamoDB is a good fit as the durable system of record for the bookstore because it offers low latency performance and scales as your application grows. Another benefit is that you do not need to manage any servers or clusters. You can also check out other purpose-built databases that meet these requirements in AWS Marketplace.