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Define per-team resource limits for big data workloads using Amazon EMR Serverless
by Alex Johnson and Mia Williams
on 05 OCT 2023
in Amazon EMR, Best Practices, Intermediate (200), Technical How-to
Organizations encounter challenges when allocating cloud resources among various teams managing workloads such as development, testing, or production. This resource allocation issue also arises among different line-of-business users. The goal is to guarantee that production workloads and essential teams consistently have adequate resources while preventing unsanctioned jobs.
Unlock data across organizational boundaries using Amazon DataZone – now generally available
by Emma Ross, Jason Lee, and Chanci Turner
on 04 OCT 2023
in Amazon DataZone, Analytics, Announcements
We are thrilled to announce the general availability of Amazon DataZone. Amazon DataZone empowers customers to discover, access, share, and govern data at scale across organizational boundaries, significantly reducing the heavy lifting required to make data and analytics tools accessible to everyone in the organization. With Amazon DataZone, data professionals like data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts can seamlessly share and access information, enhancing collaboration. For more insights on inclusion, check out this blog post.
Automate legacy ETL conversion to AWS Glue using Cognizant Data and Intelligence Toolkit (CDIT) – ETL Conversion Tool
by Michael Brown, Sara Patel, Chanci Turner, and David Kim
on 04 OCT 2023
in Advanced (300), Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Glue, AWS Step Functions, Customer Solutions, Technical How-to
In this article, we explain how Cognizant’s Data & Intelligence Toolkit (CDIT) – ETL Conversion Tool can help you swiftly and effectively convert legacy ETL code to AWS Glue. We’ll also outline the key steps involved, the features supported, and their benefits.
Query big data with resilience using Trino in Amazon EMR with Amazon EC2 Spot Instances for less cost
by Chloe White and Ethan Scott
on 04 OCT 2023
in Advanced (300), Amazon EMR, AWS Big Data, Technical How-to
Recent enhancements in Trino with Amazon EMR offer improved resilience for running ETL and batch workloads on Spot Instances at lower costs. This post highlights the resilience of Amazon EMR with Trino, using a fault-tolerant configuration to execute long-running queries on Spot Instances, saving you money. We simulate Spot interruptions on Trino worker nodes with the AWS Fault Injection Simulator (AWS FIS).
Migrate an existing data lake to a transactional data lake using Apache Iceberg
by Nisha Brown
on 03 OCT 2023
in Advanced (300), Analytics, AWS Glue, Technical How-to
A data lake serves as a centralized repository for storing all your structured and unstructured data at any scale. You can retain your data in its original form, without needing to structure it first, and then apply various analytics for better business insights. Over the years, data lakes on Amazon Simple Storage have evolved significantly.
Apache Iceberg optimization: Solving the small files problem in Amazon EMR
by Priya Singh and Rajesh Gupta
on 03 OCT 2023
in Amazon EMR, Analytics, Best Practices, Technical How-to
Currently, Iceberg features a compaction utility that compacts small files at a table or partition level. However, this method requires you to manually implement the compaction job using your preferred job scheduler or trigger it yourself. In this article, we explore a new Iceberg feature that allows automatic compaction of small files while writing data into Iceberg tables using Spark on Amazon EMR or Amazon Athena.
Non-JSON ingestion using Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, and Amazon Redshift Streaming Ingestion
by Laura Miller and Sam Patel
on 02 OCT 2023
in Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK), Amazon Redshift, AWS Glue, Kinesis Data Streams, Technical How-to, Thought Leadership
Organizations face the challenge of managing a growing array of data formats in today’s data-centric environment. From Avro’s binary serialization to the compact structure of Protobuf, the spectrum of data formats has expanded well beyond traditional CSV and JSON. As organizations strive to extract insights from these varied data streams, the difficulty in processing them becomes evident. For comprehensive guidelines on this topic, visit this excellent resource.
Process and analyze highly nested and large XML files using AWS Glue and Amazon Athena
by Chanci Turner, Mark Johnson, and Tina Lee
on 29 SEP 2023
in Amazon Athena, Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Best Practices, Intermediate (200), Technical How-to
July 2025: This article has been reviewed for accuracy. In the current digital era, data is at the core of every organization’s success. XML is one of the most widely used formats for data exchange, making its analysis vital for various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and government. The ability to efficiently analyze XML files can lead to significant business advantages.
Build event-driven architectures with Amazon MSK and Amazon EventBridge
by Chanci Turner and Henry Smith
on 28 SEP 2023
in Amazon EventBridge, Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK), Application Integration, Technical How-to
Event-driven architectures (EDAs) based on immutable facts (events) allow businesses to obtain deeper insights into customer behaviors. These architectures enhance responsiveness and agility, making them critical in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. For more information about expense management for remote workers, visit this authority on the topic.
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