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Introducing Amazon MWAA support for Apache Airflow version 2.8.1

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This article introduces the new features and capabilities of Apache Airflow version 2.8.1, now available in Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (Amazon MWAA).

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Object storage - a unified abstraction layer for accessing data across different storage systems
  • XCom UI - a new tab in the Grid view for better visibility and debugging of XComs
  • Task context logger - improved logging of task lifecycle events from Airflow components
  • Listener hooks for datasets - ability to write custom code to react to dataset management operations
  • Steps to set up a new Airflow 2.8.1 environment in Amazon MWAA or upgrade from older versions
  • Conclusion highlighting the benefits of the new features


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