Evolving with DynamoDB’s New Announcements
Join DynamoDB experts Aman and Lee as they dive into the latest DynamoDB updates, including price cuts, no-code integrations, multi-region features, enhanced security, and more. Learn how these changes can help you build faster, scale globally, and reduce costs. Plus, don’t miss a live demo showcasing the newest capabilities in action!
Ibrahim Emara
Amazon Employee
Published Mar 25, 2025
The show featured AWS DynamoDB solutions architects Aman and Lee discussing recent updates to the database service. They focused on three primary announcements: price reductions for on-demand capacity mode, zero RPO (Recovery Point Objective) global tables with strong consistency, and zero ETL integrations with other AWS services.
The first major discussion centered on cost optimization, with a 50% price reduction for on-demand throughput and up to 67% reduction for global tables. The experts provided detailed guidance on when organizations should consider switching from provisioned to on-demand capacity mode, recommending the switch if throughput efficiency is below 30-45%. They also introduced new capacity reservation recommendations directly in the AWS billing console for provisioned capacity mode.
The second key topic was multi-region strong consistency for global tables, offering zero data loss capability and strongly consistent reads across regions. The feature, currently in preview, requires a minimum of three regional replicas and guarantees that writes are immediately available across all specified regions. The presenters demonstrated this through a live demo showing minimal latency increases compared to eventual consistency models, making it particularly valuable for industries requiring absolute data integrity.
Show Highlights:
- 50% price reduction for DynamoDB on-demand throughput
- New capacity reservation recommendations in AWS console
- Zero RPO global tables now in public preview
- Minimum of three regional replicas required for zero RPO
- Zero ETL integrations with OpenSearch, SageMaker Lakehouse, and Redshift
- Strongly consistent reads across multiple regions
- Throughput efficiency below 30% recommended for switching to on-demand mode
Ibrahim Emara - Database Specialist SA @AWS
Aman Dhingra, Sr. DynamoDB Specialist Solutions Architect @ 𝐀𝐖𝐒
Lee Hannigan, Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect @ 𝐀𝐖𝐒
- Latest price cuts for DynamoDB https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/amazon-dynamo-db-reduces-prices-on-demand-throughput-global-tables/
- Capacity Reservation Recommendations on AWS Console https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/09/aws-cost-management-purchase-recommendations-amazon-dynamodb-reserved-capacity/
- Zero ETL with Amazon Sagemaker Lakehouse (S3) https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/12/amazon-dynamo-db-zero-etl-integration-sagemaker-lakehouse/
- Warm-throughput for Tables and Indexes https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/amazon-dynamodb-warm-throughput-ondemand-provisioned-tables/
- DynamoDB zeroETL with Redshift (2024) https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/10/amazon-dynamodb-zero-etl-integration-redshift/
- DynamoDB zeroETL with OpenSearch (2023) https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/amazon-dynamodb-zero-etl-integration-amazon-opensearch-service
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