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The Amazon SimpleDB Developer Guide provides a conceptual overview of Amazon SimpleDB, a description of authentication, an overview of the API, and detailed information on all API operations. For a quick overview of Amazon SimpleDB with code samples, see the Amazon SimpleDB Getting Started Guide.
Amazon SimpleDB will occasionally be referred to within this guide as simply "SimpleDB"; all copyrights and legal protections still apply.
This guide is intended for developers who are building web-based database applications which create and store structured data sets, query the data sets, and quickly return results.
Understanding of the content within the Amazon SimpleDB Getting Started Guide.
Basic understanding of web services. For more information, go to the W3 Schools Web Services Tutorial.
This guide is organized into several major sections described in the following table.
| Information | Relevant Sections |
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| General information about Amazon SimpleDB | See Introduction to Amazon SimpleDB. |
| Conceptual information about Amazon SimpleDB | See Key Concepts. |
| Detailed information about authentication and access control. | See Request Authentication. |
| Overview of how REST and SOAP requests are made to Amazon SimpleDB | See Programmer Reference. |
| API Reference | See API Reference. |
| Terms and definitions | See Amazon SimpleDB Glossary. |
| Typographic and symbol conventions | See Document Conventions. |
In addition, there are appendixes on Amazon SimpleDB and a glossary. Each section is written to stand on its own, so you should be able to look up the information you need and go back to work. However, you can also read through the major sections sequentially to get in-depth knowledge about Amazon SimpleDB.
The following table lists related resources that you will find useful as you work with this service.
| Resource | Description |
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| Amazon SimpleDB Getting Started Guide | The Getting Started Guide provides a quick tutorial of the service based on a simple use case. Examples and instructions for Java, PHP, Perl, C#, and VB.NET are included. To view the guide, go to Amazon SimpleDB Getting Started Guide. |
| Amazon SimpleDB Release Notes | The Release Notes give a high-level overview of the current release. They specifically note any new features, corrections, and known issues. |
| AWS Developer Resource Center | A central starting point find documentation, code samples, release notes, and other information to help you build innovative applications with AWS. To visit the resource center, go to AWS Developer Resource Center. |
| Amazon SimpleDB Portal Page | The primary web page for information about Amazon SimpleDB.To visit the portal page, go to Amazon SimpleDB Portal Page. |
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E-mail address for questions related to your AWS account: webservices@amazon.com |
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