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Analyzing Amazon S3 Metadata with Amazon Athena and Amazon QuickSight

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This article discusses how to analyze Amazon S3 metadata using Amazon Athena and Amazon QuickSight, introducing the new S3 Metadata (Preview) feature at AWS re:Invent 2024.

  • S3 Metadata provides queryable object metadata in near real-time
  • Offers new metadata fields not available in S3 Inventory or ListObjectsV2
  • Enables users to track object creation, updates, and deletions
  • Provides insights through SQL queries in Athena and visualizations in QuickSight

The walkthrough covers configuring S3 Metadata, setting up permissions, running SQL queries, and creating dashboards to gain insights into S3 object metadata, helping users understand and manage their data more effectively.



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