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> What about DynamoDB? From what I recall DynamoDB is a somewhat hacky API layer over a bunch of MySQL clusters. I'm not sure anyone would, or should, attempt
by mbell 8y ago
> What about DynamoDB?
From what I recall DynamoDB is a somewhat hacky API layer over a bunch of MySQL clusters. I'm not sure anyone would, or should, attempt to use a non-managed version of it.
- chrisseaton 8y agoWhere do you recall that from? Your description doesn’t match their published paper in any way.
- iampims 8y agoMy understanding is that DynamoDB != Dynamo Paper
- manigandham 8y agoDynamoDB is different from their published paper, which is mostly about designing a highly available key/value system that can be run on top of any other datastore. The paper does mention MySQL as a storage option. The recent MySQL info comes from this 2016 thread on DynamoDB storing empty strings: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13170746 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13170746 Confirmed by this comment specifically: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13173927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13173927 The latest 2018 ReInvent deep dive on DynamoDB doesn't reveal anything but still fits if mysql is powering the storage nodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvBR71D0nAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvBR71D0nAQ