Amazon Athena now supports 1-minute reservations and 4 DPU minimum capacity
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This article announces Amazon Athena's support for 1-minute Capacity Reservations and a 4 DPU minimum capacity threshold.
- 1-minute Capacity Reservations enable fine-grained workload adjustments without long-term commitments
- 4 DPU minimum capacity allows users to start with less capacity
- Cost savings up to 95% for short-duration query workloads
- Dedicated serverless compute with query prioritization and concurrency controls
- Pay only for reserved capacity; no data scanned charges
- Seamless integration with existing Athena queries and workgroups
Amazon Athena's new 1-minute reservations and lower minimum capacity provide flexible, cost-effective options for variable query workloads.
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