Query your Apache Hive metastore with AWS Lake Formation permissions
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This article explains how to query an Apache Hive metastore using AWS Lake Formation permissions across multiple AWS accounts, demonstrating a cross-account data sharing solution.
- AWS Lake Formation now supports managing user access to Apache Hive metastores through a federated AWS Glue connection
- Enables querying Hive metastore databases using services like Amazon Athena, Redshift Spectrum, and EMR
- Supports cross-account data sharing with fine-grained access control using LF-Tags
- Allows organizations to leverage existing Hive metastore metadata without complete migration
- Provides seamless integration for legacy big data workloads and transient EMR clusters
The solution involves setting up a Glue connection to an external Hive metastore, creating a federated database, and using Lake Formation permissions to control access across accounts.
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