Uriel Bitton

Uriel Bitton @urielbitton

About: AWS Solutions Architect & Engineer. I write about AWS services, DynamoDB, serverless technology and cloud architectures.

Location:
Montreal, Canada
Joined:
Dec 24, 2019

Uriel Bitton
articles - 88 total

Using Conditional Writes to Enforce Business Logic in DynamoDB

One of the most underrated features in DynamoDB is conditional writes. Most users treat DynamoDB as...

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AWS Lambda Best Practices For Performant & Scalable Serverless Functions

Serverless functions help you build powerful systems quickly and at a low initial cost. They are...

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How to Think in Access Patterns First With DynamoDB

If you’ve spent years building apps on relational databases, switching to DynamoDB can feel very...

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How I Migrated An SQL Database To DynamoDB

Migrating an SQL database to NoSQL is always challenging. SQL models relational data while NoSQL can...

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What Is Split For Heat In Amazon DynamoDB?

It is well known that Amazon DynamoDB adapts to workloads of any scale while offering consistent...

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Designing Time-Series Data In DynamoDB

DynamoDB is excellent at efficiently storing and querying time-series data. However, the efficiency...

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How I Migrate My Clients’ SQL Databases To DynamoDB

Migrating from a SQL database to DynamoDB is not a one-size-fits-all decision. It requires a deep...

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Why DynamoDB Doesn’t Let You Write A Bad Query

You’ve probably read this somewhere. “DynamoDB doesn’t let you write a bad query”. But what does it...

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What Is Split For Heat In Amazon DynamoDB?

It is well known that Amazon DynamoDB adapts to workloads of any scale while offering consistent...

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Why You Shouldn't Use DynamoDB Filter Expressions And What To Use Instead

Last Friday I talked about DynamoDB on Zac's AWS Show. Here's some of the value I shared 👇 ...

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I Spent 5 Years Building With DynamoDB, Here Are My 3 Top Takeaways

Ispent the past 5 years building scalable databases for clients and organizations. Here are a few...

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Amazon DynamoDB Vs Google Firebase: Which Database To Choose For Your App?

When it comes to building modern applications, choosing the right database is crucial. Two popular...

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The Top 3 Mistakes People Make with DynamoDB (and How to Fix Them)

Ifyou’re using DynamoDB — or planning to — you’ve probably faced a few challenges along the...

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Designing The Data Model For A Ride Sharing Platform With DynamoDB

How does Uber and Lyft design their database for maximum efficiency? Would you like to know? Me...

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Designing The Data Model For A Ride Sharing Platform With DynamoDB

How does Uber and Lyft design their database for maximum efficiency? Would you like to know? Me...

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My 5 Go-To AWS Services To Build Web Applications

AWS has about 260 services. Each service provides you with all the tools necessary to build...

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Using TTL To Optimize Costs In DynamoDB

How can TTL let you pay less in monthly database costs? Watch the video to learn exactly how.

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Advanced Single Table Design Patterns With DynamoDB

To start the year strong I wanted to discuss and illustrate some essential concepts of solid DynamoDB...

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Why You Should Use AWS DynamoDB For Your Applications At Scale

DynamoDB is the service that powers the Amazon.com e-commerce store which many of us purchase on...

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Making Storage Smarter with AWS S3 Intelligent Tiering

In the ever-expanding world of data storage, efficiency is key. That's where AWS S3's Intelligent...

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The #1 mistake developers make about being too technical

I’ve been a software engineer and web developer for almost 11 years now. I was never the most...

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How To Set IAM Roles Permissions For Lambda To Interact With Other AWS Services

IAM roles are essential for our services to interact with each other in AWS. In this article we’ll...

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How To Run A Serverless Scheduled Function Using AWS Lambda & EventBridge

AWS EventBridge, formerly known as CloudWatch Events, is a serverless service that lets you run...

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Success With AWS — Who We Are

Building a strong community of writers and readers who are passionate about AWS and cloud...

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Explaining the AWS Well-Architected Framework Like You’re 5

Imagine you’re building a house. You want it to be strong, safe and withstand storms and other...

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The most powerful techniques you can use right now in DynamoDB to infinitely scale your app

DynamoDB is quite different from other noSQL databases. There are many elements and concepts that...

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Why you should use AWS DynamoDB for all applications at scale

DynamoDB is the service which powers the Amazon.com e-commerce store which many of us make purchases...

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How focusing on user needs helped scale the biggest E-commerce store in the world

If you follow my stories, you probably understand the importance of focusing on user needs and the...

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How To Upload Files To AWS S3 Using Serverless Lambda Functions

With the release of serverless infrastructure, running code without managing servers has never been...

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How To Use Versioning On AWS S3 Buckets To Enable Overwrite Protection Of Your Data

Amazon S3 is a scalable, low-cost and infinite storage solution provided by AWS, capable of storing...

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