Getting started with Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra)

Prerequisites – Before starting the tutorial, follow the AWS setup instructions to sign up for AWS and create an IAM user with access to Amazon Keyspaces. Then you set up the cqhsh-expansion and AWS CloudShell. Alternatively you can use the AWS CLI to create resources in Amazon Keyspaces.

Step 1: Create a keyspace and table – In this section, you'll create a keyspace named "catalog" and a table named "book_awards" within it. You'll specify the table's columns, data types, partition key, and clustering column using the AWS Management Console, CQL, or the AWS CLI.

Step 2: Perform CRUD operations – Here, you'll use the cqlsh-expansion in CloudShell to insert, read, update, and delete data in the "book_awards" table. You'll learn how to use various CQL statements like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE, and practice filtering and modifying data.

Step 3: Clean up resources – To avoid incurring charges for unused resources, this section guides you through deleting the "book_awards" table and "catalog" keyspace using the console, CQL, or the AWS CLI.