AWS re:Invent 2020: Dropbox cuts costs with cold metadata store using Amazon DynamoDB and S3

Dropbox was experiencing a capacity crunch in its on-premises MySQL metadata store, requiring it to migrate or delete several terabytes of metadata to avoid doubling storage costs. The company rapidly prototyped and migrated cold metadata to a new storage system built using Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon S3—currently storing 300 TBs and growing. This storage system leverages the scale and flexibility of DynamoDB and the cost savings of S3. The session’s first half focuses on an architectural review of DynamoDB’s durability, availability, and scale. Dropbox then explains the architecture and scaling mechanisms for its metadata storage system on AWS. Learn more about re:Invent 2020 at http://bit.ly/3c4NSdY Subscribe: More AWS videos http://bit.ly/2O3zS75 More AWS events videos http://bit.ly/316g9t4 #AWS #AWSEvents