Welcome to Amazon SimpleDB
This is the Developer Guide for Amazon SimpleDB. This guide provides a conceptual overview of Amazon SimpleDB, programming reference material, and a detailed API reference.
Amazon SimpleDB is a web service for running queries on structured data in real time. This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), collectively providing the ability to store, process and query data sets in the cloud. These services are designed to make web-scale computing easier and more cost-effective for developers.
| How Do I...? | Relevant Sections |
|---|---|
| Learn if Amazon SimpleDB is right for my use case | Amazon SimpleDB Detail Page |
| Learn about the Amazon SimpleDB data model | Data Model |
| Learn how to tune Amazon SimpleDB queries | Tuning Queries |
| Find information about Amazon SimpleDB operations | API Reference |
| Find and use different Amazon SimpleDB endpoints | Region Endpoints |
| Find information about Amazon SimpleDB libraries | Amazon SimpleDB Sample Code and Libraries |
| Get help from other developers | Amazon SimpleDB Forums |
