Source: acloudguru.com
Amazon Athena, Explained: What is it, and When Should I Use it?
So, you’re a data analyst! Each time they read an article like “5 ways big data will transform the world”, they immediately think of you.
Amazon Athena is an ANSI-standard query tool that allows you to query data, including big data, in two straightforward steps: Connecting directly to data sources such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Using the AWS intuitive GUI option or the command line to interactively query data using the Structured Query Language (SQL)
Loading the Data – You don’t need to have to extract, transform, or load (ETL) the data into Amazon Athena to be able to query data as it connects directly to your data source.
Athena empowers you as a data analyst to query data as soon as you or your firm obtains access to the source data.
Amazon Athena is an ANSI-standard query tool that allows you to query data, including big data, in two straightforward steps: Connecting directly to data sources such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Using the AWS intuitive GUI option or the command line to interactively query data using the Structured Query Language (SQL)
Loading the Data – You don’t need to have to extract, transform, or load (ETL) the data into Amazon Athena to be able to query data as it connects directly to your data source.
Athena empowers you as a data analyst to query data as soon as you or your firm obtains access to the source data.
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