Amazon EMR on EC2 Adds Apache Spark native FGAC and AWS Glue Data Catalog Views Support
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Amazon EMR on EC2 has introduced two new features to enhance data governance and security:
- Apache Spark native fine-grained access control (FGAC) via AWS Lake Formation
- Support for AWS Glue Data Catalog views
Key capabilities include:
- Granular access policy definition and consistent application across EMR clusters
- Simplified access management using Lake Formation grant and revoke statements
- Multi-engine SQL views across regions, accounts, and organizations
- Comprehensive access control through Lake Formation permissions
- Automatic logging of access requests in AWS CloudTrail
These features are available in Amazon EMR release 7.10 across all supported regions, providing improved data security and governance for analytics environments.
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