User Personalization Data Storage on DynamoDB

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To store user personalization data using AWS DynamoDB with Pulumi, you'll need to create a DynamoDB table. The DynamoDB table will allow for quick, scalable, and managed NoSQL database access which is suitable for capturing user preferences, settings, and various personalization data.

The primary components used in the Pulumi program for creating a DynamoDB table are as follows:

1. `aws.dynamodb.Table`: This resource creates a DynamoDB table. You can configure attributes, keys, and other settings such as billing mode or server-side encryption.

2. `aws.dynamodb.TableItem`: If you want to pre-populate the table with some items (for example, default personalization settings), the `TableItem` resource can be used to manage individual items within the table.

The following Pulumi program in Python sets up a DynamoDB table for user personalization data storage:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

# Create a DynamoDB table for storing user personalization data
user_personalization_table = aws.dynamodb.Table("userPersonalizationTable",
    attributes=[
        aws.dynamodb.TableAttributeArgs(
            name="UserID",
            type="S",  # 'S' denotes a string type attribute
        ),
    ],
    billing_mode="PAY_PER_REQUEST",  # On-demand billing mode
    hash_key="UserID",  # Partition key for the table
    # To enable server-side encryption, uncomment below lines
    # server_side_encryption=aws.dynamodb.TableServerSideEncryptionArgs(
    #     enabled=True,
    # ),
)

# pulumi.export to output the table name and ARN after the stack is created
pulumi.export('user_personalization_table_name', user_personalization_table.name)
pulumi.export('user_personalization_table_arn', user_personalization_table.arn)
```

In this program:

- A table called `userPersonalizationTable` is being created. Every table requires at least one attribute to serve as the primary key. We define an attribute named `UserID` of type string `S` that serves as the hash key (also known as the partition key). This key will uniquely identify each user's data.

- Properties of a DynamoDB table like `billing_mode` are also defined. Here we use the "Pay Per Request" billing mode suitable for unpredictable workloads which charges you for the reads and writes your application performs.

- The `hash_key` is the primary key that signifies a unique identifier for each item in the table. In this case, it's set to the `UserID` attribute, which makes sense for user personalization data.

- Server-side encryption is optional but recommended. It's commented out in this example, but you can enable it to help secure your data at rest.

- `pulumi.export` is used to output important information about the created resources. In this case, the DynamoDB table's name and ARN are exported so they can be referenced or used in other parts of the Pulumi program or when provisioning other dependent resources.

Run this program using the Pulumi CLI to create the infrastructure on AWS. Make sure you have the necessary AWS credentials configured for Pulumi to access your account. Once your stack is up and running, the referenced DynamoDB table will be ready to store user personalization data.