Access Databricks Unity Catalog data using catalog federation in the AWS Glue Data Catalog
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This article explains how to access Databricks Unity Catalog data through AWS Glue Data Catalog using catalog federation, enabling cross-platform analytics without data replication.
- Catalog federation allows direct querying of Databricks Iceberg tables via AWS analytics services
- Supports OAuth2 authentication and maintains granular access controls through Lake Formation
- Eliminates need for manual catalog synchronization and dataset duplication
- Enables interoperability across data platforms while preserving existing Iceberg investments
- Setup requires Databricks service principal, AWS Secrets Manager, IAM roles, and federated catalog creation
- Supports read operations on Iceberg and UniForm tables in Databricks Unity Catalog
- Queryable via Amazon Athena, Amazon Redshift, and Apache Spark
Catalog federation simplifies multi-platform data governance by enabling unified access to Databricks Unity Catalog through AWS analytics tools without replicating data.
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