Amazon DynamoDB now supports multi-attribute composite keys in global secondary indexes

Amazon DynamoDB Updates

Amazon DynamoDB now supports primary keys composed of up to eight attributes in global secondary indexes (GSIs). This update allows for more complex and flexible querying capabilities.

New Features

• Multi-attribute keys: Up to four attributes each for partition and sort keys.
• Improved data distribution: Multi-attribute partition keys enhance data distribution and uniqueness.
• Flexible querying: Multi-attribute sort keys enable querying by specifying conditions on sort key attributes.

What to do

• Update your data models to utilize multi-attribute keys.
• Explore new query patterns enabled by this feature.
• Review the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide for more information.

Source: AWS release notes

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