AWS Big Data Blog

Announcing end-of-support for Amazon Kinesis Client Library 1.x and Amazon Kinesis Producer Library 0.x effective January 30, 2026

Amazon Kinesis Client Library (KCL) 1.x and Amazon Kinesis Producer Library (KPL) 0.x will reach end-of-support on January 30, 2026. Accordingly, these versions will enter maintenance mode on April 17, 2025. During maintenance mode, AWS will provide updates only for critical bug fixes and security issues. Major versions in maintenance mode will not receive updates for new features or feature enhancements.

Deploy real-time analytics with StarTree for managed Apache Pinot on AWS

In this post, we introduce StarTree as a managed solution on AWS for teams seeking the advantages of Pinot. We highlight the key distinctions between open-source Pinot and StarTree, and provide valuable insights for organizations considering a more streamlined approach to their real-time analytics infrastructure.

Build a secure data visualization application using the Amazon Redshift Data API with AWS IAM Identity Center

In this post, we dive into the newly released feature of Amazon Redshift Data API support for SSO, Amazon Redshift RBAC for row-level security (RLS) and column-level security (CLS), and trusted identity propagation with AWS IAM Identity Center to let corporate identities connect to AWS services securely. We demonstrate how to integrate these services to create a data visualization application using Streamlit, providing secure, role-based access that simplifies user management while making sure that your organization can make data-driven decisions with enhanced security and ease.