Chapter 6. Using AWS Data Services

In this chapter, we will cover recipes for:

  • Using Amazon SimpleDB services from a Java program
  • Using Amazon DynamoDB
  • Using Amazon ElastiCache
  • Using Amazon RDS

Introduction

Typical multi-tier cloud applications are built using one or more of the AWS data services. These data services include options for both relational and NoSQL workloads. Running and operating NoSQL and relational database servers on premise not only adds to your operations and administrative burden, but also towards the overall cost. AWS provides these highly available and scalable services out of the box. These services have their own programming SDKs to support several different languages such as C#, Java, and others. AWS data services include SimpleDB ...

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