Amazon Athena for Apache Spark is now available in Amazon SageMaker notebooks
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This article announces the integration of Amazon Athena for Apache Spark with Amazon SageMaker notebooks, providing a unified workspace for data work.
- Athena for Apache Spark now available directly in SageMaker notebooks
- Unified workspace for querying, Python code, job development, model training, and visualization
- Serverless Spark scales in seconds for interactive to petabyte-scale workloads
- Runs Spark 3.5.6 optimized for Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake formats
- New debugging features and real-time Spark UI monitoring included
- Secure cluster communication via Spark Connect
- Enforces AWS Lake Formation table-level access controls
- Available in nine AWS regions globally
This release simplifies data engineering workflows by combining Spark analytics with SageMaker's ML capabilities in one managed environment.
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