Use Amazon Athena to query data stored in Google Cloud Platform
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This article explains how to use Amazon Athena to query data stored in Google Cloud Storage (GCS) buckets, enabling multi-cloud data analytics without migration.
- Athena GCS connector allows querying Parquet and CSV files in GCS from AWS
- Uses Lambda function as data source connector to bridge AWS and GCP
- Requires AWS Secrets Manager to store GCP service account credentials
- AWS Glue database and table metadata point to GCS bucket locations
- S3 spill bucket stores data exceeding Lambda response size limits
- Supports downstream integration with QuickSight, Glue, and AWS Marketplace tools
- Includes step-by-step setup for VPC, security groups, and GCP IAM configuration
This solution enables organizations to efficiently access and analyze multi-cloud data without moving it, reducing complexity and accelerating business insights.
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