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AWS choosing database service

service database type. use cases
RDS, Aurora, Redshift Relational Traditional applications, ERP, CRM, ecommerce
DynamoDB Key-value High-traffic web applications, ecommerce systems, gaming applications
ElastiCache In-memory Caching, session management, gaming leaderboards, geospatial applications
DocumentDB Document Content management, catalogs, user profiles
Keyspaces Wide column High-scale industrial applications for equipment maintenance, fleet management, route optimization
Neptune Graph Fraud detection, social networking, recommendation engines
Timestream Time series IoT applications, Development Operations (DevOps), industrial telemetry
QLDB Ledger Systems of record, supply chain, registrations, banking transactions

References

  1. https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/external/view/elearning/1851/aws-technical-essentials?da=sec&sec=prep Module 5
  2. AWS website: AWS Cloud Databases(opens in a new tab)
  3. AWS blog: AWS Database Blog(opens in a new tab)
  4. AWS website: Database Freedom