Amazon EMR 7.12 now supports the Apache Iceberg v3 table format
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This article announces Amazon EMR 7.12 with Apache Iceberg v3 table format support, enabling cost-effective data deletion, improved governance, and enhanced security.
- Iceberg v3 marks deleted rows without rewriting files, reducing costs and speeding pipelines
- Automatic row-level change tracking for audit trails and regulatory compliance
- Table-level encryption for enhanced data security and privacy
- Includes Apache Spark 3.5.6 and Apache Trino 476
- AWS Lake Formation integration for data governance operations
- Available in all AWS Regions supporting Amazon EMR
EMR 7.12 provides cost-effective data management and improved compliance capabilities for data lakehouse architectures on Amazon S3.
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