AWS Lake Formation Hybrid Access Mode enables selective enabling of Lake Formation for databases and tables in AWS Glue Data Catalog, providing an incremental path for data owners and consumers without interrupting existing workloads or access.

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<p>The article summarizes the launch of Hybrid Access Mode for AWS Glue Data Catalog by AWS Lake Formation. This new feature allows selective enablement of Lake Formation for specific databases and tables in the AWS Glue Data Catalog.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Overview of Hybrid Access Mode, which provides flexibility to enable Lake Formation for a subset of users and tables without interrupting other existing users or workloads</li>
<li>How to use Hybrid Access Mode by registering the Amazon S3 location of your dataset with Lake Formation and granting appropriate permissions to users you want to enable Lake Formation for</li>
<li>The benefit of avoiding dataset duplication to enable different use cases with different access mechanisms</li>
<li>Availability of Hybrid Access Mode in all commercial regions where AWS Lake Formation and Glue Data Catalog are available</li>
<li>Link to documentation for getting started with Hybrid Access Mode</li>
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