Medium DynamoDB Regional

DynamoDB tables should automatically scale capacity with demand

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Description

This control checks whether an Amazon DynamoDB table can scale its read and write capacity as needed. It passes if the table uses either on-demand capacity mode or provisioned mode with auto scaling configured.


Remediation

To enable DynamoDB automatic scaling on existing tables, configure the table to use either on-demand capacity mode or provisioned mode with auto scaling.

Steps

  1. Open the DynamoDB console.
  2. Select the table and modify its capacity settings.
  3. Choose either 'On-demand' or 'Provisioned' with auto scaling enabled.

Compliance

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