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Slash Your DynamoDB Costs With Write Sharding

Slash Your DynamoDB Costs With Write Sharding

Save money on your DynamoDB bill with this sharding technique

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Uriel Bitton
Jun 21, 2025
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If you’re using DynamoDB to handle high traffic write operations, chances are you’re paying more than you need to.

One of the most typical (and overlooked) issues with DynamoDB is hot partitions. And the most immediate solution is almost always write sharding.

When done right, write sharding can dramatically reduce your DynamoDB bill and increase your thr…

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