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Using DynamoDB’s Import From S3 Tool To Drastically Reduce Migration Costs

Using DynamoDB’s Import From S3 Tool To Drastically Reduce Migration Costs

The cheapest method to migrate your data to Amazon DynamoDB

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Uriel Bitton
Jul 28, 2025
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Before the native Import From S3 feature, loading large amounts of data into DynamoDB was complex and costly.

It typically required complex ETL pipelines, custom loaders and large scale resources like EMR clusters.

With DynamoDB’s (relatively) new S3 import tool, loading these large amounts of data into your tables is dramatically simplified.

You can impor…

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