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Introducing AWS Glue Data Catalog automation for table statistics collection for improved query performance on Amazon Redshift and Amazon Athena

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AWS introduces automated table statistics collection for the AWS Glue Data Catalog, improving query performance on Amazon Redshift and Amazon Athena. Key highlights include:

  • Automatic generation of table statistics for new and updated tables
  • Supports file formats like Parquet, ORC, JSON, CSV, and Apache Iceberg tables
  • Enables cost-based optimizer (CBO) to improve query performance and efficiency
  • Provides catalog-level and table-level configuration options
  • Samples 20% of records for statistics collection by default
  • Allows customization of collection frequency, target columns, and sampling percentage

This feature simplifies statistics management for data lake administrators and provides flexibility for data owners to optimize their data platforms.



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