--- title: "Discussion on \"DynamoDB Operations Scan vs Query with CloudWatch Custom Metrics\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"DynamoDB Operations Scan vs Query with CloudWatch Custom Metrics\". AWS DynamoDB offers Scan and Query operations for retrieval of data items. Both the operations work differently not only in the terms how the data organization happens in background but also in terms of performance of the operation. CloudWatch Custom..." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/dynamodb-operations-scan-vs-query-with-cloudwatch-custom-metrics/63e270b01fb674c924d352c0" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [DynamoDB Operations Scan vs Query with CloudWatch Custom Metrics](https://blog.theserverlessterminal.com/dynamodb-operations-scan-vs-query-with-cloudwatch-custom-metrics?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) AWS DynamoDB offers Scan and Query operations for retrieval of data items. Both the operations work differently not only in the terms how the data organization happens in background but also in terms of performance of the operation. CloudWatch Custom... Aug 22, 2021 ยท 5 min read ยท blog.theserverlessterminal.com Read the article ## Written by [Jones Zachariah Noel N](https://hashnode.com/@zachjonesnoel) @zachjonesnoel ยท Bengaluru, India [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@zachjonesnoel) Developer Advocate ๐Ÿฅ‘ | AWS Serverless Hero ๐Ÿš€ | AWS Serverless Architect โšก | Full-Stack Cloud Developer ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป | Technical Writer ๐Ÿ“œ | Serve A Developer Advocate experiencing DevRel ecospace at Freshworks. Previous being part of the start-up Mobil80 Solutions based in Bengaluru, India enjoyed and learnt a lot with the multiple caps that I got to wear transitioning from a full-stack developer to Cloud Architect for Serverless! An AWS Serverless Hero who loves to interact with community which has helped me learn and share my knowledge. I write about AWS Serverless and also talk about new features and announcements from AWS. Speaker at various conferences globally, AWS Community, AWS Summit, AWS DevDay sharing about Cloud, AWS, Serverless and Freshworks Developer Platform ## Responses Markdown supported ยท โŒ˜โ†ต to post No responses yet.