Achieve low-latency data processing with Amazon EMR on AWS Local Zones

This article explores how enterprises can achieve low-latency data processing by deploying Amazon EMR on AWS Local Zones, specifically demonstrating a Secure Web Gateway use case with Apache Flink.

• Enables single-digit millisecond data processing near corporate offices
• Uses AWS Local Zones to reduce network latency for traffic inspection
• Implements a real-time security solution using Kafka, EKS, and EMR with Flink
• Allows dynamic security rule updates and complex policy application
• Provides scalability, compliance, and low-latency processing capabilities

The solution demonstrates how organizations can build performance-sensitive applications at the edge, with potential use cases in fraud detection, IoT analytics, and connected vehicle technologies.