What is Amazon Athena?

Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that makes it easy to analyze data stored in Amazon S3 by utilizing standard SQL. Being a serverless offering, it removes the burden of infrastructure management, enabling users to pay only for the queries they run. Its intuitive interface allows you to directly point to your data in Amazon S3, define the schema, and start querying using standard SQL commands, with most results generated in just a few seconds. Athena bypasses the need for complex ETL processes, empowering anyone with SQL knowledge to quickly explore extensive datasets. Furthermore, it provides seamless integration with AWS Glue Data Catalog, which helps in creating a unified metadata repository across various services. This integration not only allows users to crawl data sources for schema identification and update the Catalog with new or modified table definitions, but also aids in managing schema versioning. Consequently, this functionality not only simplifies data management but also significantly boosts the efficiency of data analysis within the AWS ecosystem. Overall, Athena's capabilities make it an invaluable tool for data analysts looking for rapid insights without the overhead of traditional data preparation methods.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Amazon
Date Founded:
1994
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
aws.amazon.com/athena/

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

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Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Amazon Athena Categories and Features

Database Software

Backup and Recovery
Creation / Development
Data Migration
Data Replication
Data Search
Data Security
Database Conversion
Mobile Access
Monitoring
NOSQL
Performance Analysis
Queries
Relational Interface
Virtualization

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Amazon Athena Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: Samantha H.
    Position: Digital Marketing Specialist
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
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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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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Developer
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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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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