Author: Zack Slayton

In a previous AWS Database Blog post, I introduced Z-order indexing, a way in which you can sort your data to efficiently query an HAQM DynamoDB table by using range bounds on multiple attributes. In this post, we explore the process of creating a schema for your index. We look at how to decide which […]

Update from May 29, 2018: Today, we published Z-order indexing for multifaceted queries in HAQM DynamoDB: Part 2. TL;DR Using Z-order indexing, you can efficiently run range queries on any combination of fields in your schema. Although HAQM DynamoDB doesn’t natively support Z-order indexing, you can implement the functionality entirely from the client side. A single […]