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Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that lets you use standard SQL to analyze data directly in Amazon S3 without the need for infrastructure setup.
Last Modified: August 29, 2025
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Key Features
- Serverless, interactive query service for Amazon S3 data.
- Uses standard SQL for querying structured and unstructured data.
- Pay-per-query pricing model.
- Seamless integration with AWS Glue Data Catalog.
Common Use Cases
- Running ad-hoc queries on S3 data using SQL without a database
- Analyzing log files for security and operational insights
- Building dashboards by connecting directly to BI tools
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