AWS Big Data Blog
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Automate legacy ETL conversion to AWS Glue using Cognizant Data and Intelligence Toolkit (CDIT) – ETL Conversion Tool
In this post, we describe how Cognizant’s Data & Intelligence Toolkit (CDIT)- ETL Conversion Tool can help you automatically convert legacy ETL code to AWS Glue quickly and effectively. We also describe the main steps involved, the supported features, and their benefits.
Query big data with resilience using Trino in Amazon EMR with Amazon EC2 Spot Instances for less cost
New enhancements in Trino with Amazon EMR provide improved resiliency for running ETL and batch workloads on Spot Instances with reduced costs. This post showcases the resilience of Amazon EMR with Trino using fault-tolerant configuration to run long-running queries on Spot Instances to save costs. We simulate Spot interruptions on Trino worker nodes by using AWS Fault Injection Simulator (AWS FIS).
Migrate an existing data lake to a transactional data lake using Apache Iceberg
A data lake is a centralized repository that you can use to store all your structured and unstructured data at any scale. You can store your data as-is, without having to first structure the data and then run different types of analytics for better business insights. Over the years, data lakes on Amazon Simple Storage […]
Process and analyze highly nested and large XML files using AWS Glue and Amazon Athena
July 2025: This post was reviewed for accuracy. In today’s digital age, data is at the heart of every organization’s success. One of the most commonly used formats for exchanging data is XML. Analyzing XML files is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, XML files are used in many industries, including finance, healthcare, and government. Analyzing […]
Network connectivity patterns for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless is an on-demand, auto-scaling configuration for Amazon OpenSearch Service. OpenSearch Serverless enables a broad set of use cases, such as real-time application monitoring, log analytics, and website search. OpenSearch Serverless lets you use OpenSearch without having to worry about scaling and managing an OpenSearch cluster. A collection can be accessed over the […]
Improved resiliency with cluster manager task throttling for Amazon OpenSearch Service
Amazon OpenSearch Service is a managed service that makes it simple to secure, deploy, and operate OpenSearch clusters at scale in the AWS Cloud. Amazon OpenSearch clusters are comprised of data nodes and cluster manager nodes. The cluster manager nodes elect a leader among themselves. The leader node is the authority on the metadata in […]
Using Experian identity resolution with AWS Clean Rooms to achieve higher audience activation match rates
This is a guest post co-written with Tyler Middleton, Experian Senior Partner Marketing Manager, and Jay Rakhe, Experian Group Product Manager. As the data privacy landscape continues to evolve, companies are increasingly seeking ways to collect and manage data while protecting privacy and intellectual property. First party data is more important than ever for companies […]
Use the new SQL commands MERGE and QUALIFY to implement and validate change data capture in Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift has added many features to enhance analytical processing like ROLLUP, CUBE and GROUPING SETS, which were demonstrated in the post Simplify Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) queries in Amazon Redshift using new SQL constructs such as ROLLUP, CUBE, and GROUPING SETS. Amazon Redshift has recently added many SQL commands and expressions. In this post, we talk about two new SQL features, the MERGE command and QUALIFY clause, which simplify data ingestion and data filtering.
Explore visualizations with AWS Glue interactive sessions
AWS Glue interactive sessions offer a powerful way to iteratively explore datasets and fine-tune transformations using Jupyter-compatible notebooks. Interactive sessions enable you to work with a choice of popular integrated development environments (IDEs) in your local environment or with AWS Glue or Amazon SageMaker Studio notebooks on the AWS Management Console, all while seamlessly harnessing […]
Introducing enhanced support for tagging, cross-account access, and network security in AWS Glue interactive sessions
AWS Glue interactive sessions allow you to run interactive AWS Glue workloads on demand, which enables rapid development by issuing blocks of code on a cluster and getting prompt results. This technology is enabled by the use of notebook IDEs, such as the AWS Glue Studio notebook, Amazon SageMaker Studio, or your own Jupyter notebooks. […]