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Announcing 24 months support for Amazon EMR

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The article announces that Amazon EMR will provide 24 months of support for its release versions, giving customers a predictable timeline for budgeting, testing, and transitioning workloads.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Amazon EMR aims to release the latest open-source versions of its Core Engines and Open Table Formats within 90 days of their upstream release.
  • During the 24-month support period, Amazon EMR will provide support and fixes for critical issues related to security, bugs, and data corruption, subject to the availability of fixes.
  • Amazon EMR will apply fixes automatically whenever a new EMR on EC2 cluster, EMR on EKS container, or Serverless job is launched, allowing customers to benefit from the latest patches.
  • Existing release versions will receive support for at least 12 months from the announcement date, after which Standard Support will be available at no additional cost.
  • Conclusion: The extended support period aims to provide customers with peace of mind and a predictable timeline for managing their Amazon EMR workloads.


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