# \#amazon-dynamodb
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## [Using DynamoDB Alernator and CQL together, data modeling and performance](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/using-dynamodb-alernator-and-cql-together-data-modeling-and-performance/3224)
**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/using-dynamodb-alernator-and-cql-together-data-modeling-and-performance/3224 "2024-11-24T05:07:05Z")
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## [ScyllaDB as a DynamoDB Alternative: Frequently Asked Questions](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/scylladb-as-a-dynamodb-alternative-frequently-asked-questions/3039)
**Author:** [@cynthia.dunlop](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/cynthia.dunlop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/scylladb-as-a-dynamodb-alternative-frequently-asked-questions/3039 "2024-10-14T15:16:12Z")
In a recent blog, Felipe Cardeneti (Technical Director at ScyllaDB) wrote… A look at the top questions engineers are asking about moving from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB to reduce cost, avoid throttling, and avoid cloud vendor…
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## [Querying an Index via Alternator results in a different behavior than DynamoDB](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/querying-an-index-via-alternator-results-in-a-different-behavior-than-dynamodb/2917)
**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/querying-an-index-via-alternator-results-in-a-different-behavior-than-dynamodb/2917 "2024-09-19T05:02:14Z")
@Joseph\_Stroman: The expected behavior is Alternator would return all the items it can and if there are leftovers then provide the last evaluated key (cursor) to continue “paginating” through the table. It looks like t…
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## [Alternator returns a cursor with empty Item set](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/alternator-returns-a-cursor-with-empty-item-set/2851)
**Author:** [@chaboi](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/chaboi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/alternator-returns-a-cursor-with-empty-item-set/2851 "2024-09-09T11:13:17Z")
I’m in the process of transitioning away from Dynamodb and I’m using Alternator to handle our queries / entries to Scylladb. I’m running into an issue where sometimes Alternator will return and empty array but also ha…
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## [Live migration from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB, Migrator and different options](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/live-migration-from-dynamodb-to-scylladb-migrator-and-different-options/1897)
**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/live-migration-from-dynamodb-to-scylladb-migrator-and-different-options/1897 "2024-05-02T20:46:40Z")
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## [Using REST endpoints with ScyllaDB](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/using-rest-endpoints-with-scylladb/1428)
**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/using-rest-endpoints-with-scylladb/1428 "2024-03-27T05:18:28Z")
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## [What is the right term for the DynamoDB and Cassandra data model?](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/what-is-the-right-term-for-the-dynamodb-and-cassandra-data-model/202)
**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/what-is-the-right-term-for-the-dynamodb-and-cassandra-data-model/202 "2022-12-27T13:19:36Z")
The DynamoDB Wikipedia article states that DynamoDB is a “key-value” database. However, the term “key-value” database completely overlooks a very fundamental feature of DynamoDB, that of the sort key: keys consist of two…
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## [Migrating from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/migrating-from-dynamodb-to-scylladb/173)
**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/migrating-from-dynamodb-to-scylladb/173 "2022-12-13T05:39:45Z")
Agenda- Migrate DynamoDB tables to ScyllaDB (Schema as well as data) Does the Scylla-Migrator migrate the table schema as well, or do I have to create the exact schema in ScyllaDB, and then it can just migrate the data? …