Amazon Athena Description
Amazon Athena serves as an interactive query service that simplifies the process of analyzing data stored in Amazon S3 through the use of standard SQL. As a serverless service, it eliminates the need for infrastructure management, allowing users to pay solely for the queries they execute. The user-friendly interface enables you to simply point to your data in Amazon S3, establish the schema, and begin querying with standard SQL commands, with most results returning in mere seconds. Athena negates the requirement for intricate ETL processes to prepare data for analysis, making it accessible for anyone possessing SQL skills to swiftly examine large datasets. Additionally, Athena integrates seamlessly with AWS Glue Data Catalog, which facilitates the creation of a consolidated metadata repository across multiple services. This integration allows users to crawl data sources to identify schemas, update the Catalog with new and modified table and partition definitions, and manage schema versioning effectively. Not only does this streamline data management, but it also enhances the overall efficiency of data analysis within the AWS ecosystem.
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Query service for cloud data Date: Aug 24 2020
Summary: If you want to query logs or any other data stored in Amazon S3, Athena is the way to go. It is a managed query service with additional features built to query stored data.
Positive: Simple to use.
Fully automated and managed.
Parquet file conversion.
Table creation.
Pay only for what you query.Negative: In my basic usage i didn't find any issues with it.
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Quick Results Date: Mar 23 2022
Summary: Overall, this large query engine has been able to develop and provide results effectively for years and seems to be continuously improving.
Positive: I appreciate this query engine and the quick and insightful results that it provides for each search.
Negative: Sometimes the keywords aren't quite understood in my search or question.
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