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Choosing Between Provisioned Mode And Auto Scaling In AWS DynamoDB

Provisioned Mode: manual capacity control for predictable workloads. Auto Scaling Mode: automatic scaling for variable traffic patterns.

Provisioned Mode and Auto Scaling are the two primary capacity modes offered by AWS DynamoDB for growing database workloads. Each mode is appropriate for a variety of applications due to its unique use cases, advantages, and disadvantages. To assist you in choosing the appropriate mode for your workload, we'll go over the greatest use cases for each mode in this post, as well as a thorough analysis of its benefits and drawbacks.
1. Provisioned Mode: Overview and Use Cases
Based on your anticipated workload, you manually configure the read and write capacity units (RCUs and WCUs) in Provisioned...