DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) and Caching with DynamoDB
As modern applications continue to evolve and become more complex, the need for efficient data storage and retrieval becomes increasingly important. These modern applications could be backing end user websites, mobile apps, or even high-throughput internal systems serving several end user applications.
The importance of fast page load times for websites cannot be understated. Studies have shown that slow page load times can have a significant negative impact on businesses. For example, a study by Akamai Technologies (1) found that a delay of just one second in page load time can result in a 7% reduction in conversions. The same study also highlights that a 2-second delay in web page load time increases bounce rates by 103%. Bounce rate represents the percentage of all user sessions on a website where the user exited the website after only viewing a single page and is one of the primary metrics that websites must track –...
