Read and write Apache Iceberg tables using AWS Lake Formation hybrid access mode

This article discusses how to read and write Apache Iceberg tables using AWS Lake Formation hybrid access mode, which allows organizations to manage data access permissions across different teams while maintaining flexibility in data management.

• Hybrid access mode enables organizations to:
• Avoid data replication
• Minimize interruptions to existing IAM policy-based access
• Support transactional table writes with different permission models
• Key steps in the solution include:
• Registering data location with Lake Formation
• Granting appropriate permissions to IAM roles
• Setting up read and write access for different teams
• The solution demonstrates how data engineering and data analyst teams can interact with the same Iceberg table using different permission models
• Uses Amazon EMR Serverless and Athena for table operations and querying

The approach provides a flexible method for scaling data access while maintaining fine-grained control over table permissions and operations.