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Amazon S3 Tables now support the Variant data type for Apache Iceberg V3

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Amazon S3 Tables now support the Variant data type for Apache Iceberg V3, enabling direct ingestion of semi-structured data like JSON without predefined schemas.

  • Write semi-structured data directly to S3 Tables without defining fixed schemas in advance
  • Variant data type automatically shreds semi-structured data into hidden columns during writes
  • Generates Parquet column statistics for query optimization and file pruning
  • S3 Tables provide automatic maintenance including compaction for Variant columns
  • Available across 15 AWS regions including US, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, and South America

Variant support accelerates data ingestion while preserving analytical query performance through automatic optimization and maintenance.

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