DynamoDB table with high provisioned read capacity (suggests aggregation queries)

What it checks

DynamoDB table with high provisioned read capacity (suggests aggregation queries)

Where it applies

Terraform: aws_dynamodb_table

CloudFormation: AWS::DynamoDB::Table

How to fix it

1. Profile actual access patterns. If GetItem/Query: stay. If lots of Scan or filtered reads: move analytics off DynamoDB.

Frameworks

• AWS Well-Architected COST.6
• AWS Well-Architected PERF.3

These mappings are advisory, not an attestation of compliance.

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