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AWS Glue 6.0 delivers 30% price reduction and Iceberg v3 support

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AWS Glue 6.0 is now generally available, delivering a 30% price reduction and full support for Apache Iceberg v3 with enhanced data processing capabilities.

  • 30% price reduction on AWS Glue services
  • Full Apache Iceberg v3 support with VARIANT data type and deletion vectors
  • Upgraded to Apache Spark 4.1, Python 3.13, and Scala 2.13
  • Spark Declarative Pipelines eliminate repetitive orchestration code
  • Real-Time Mode streaming enables sub-second latencies
  • Arrow-native Python UDFs improve PySpark performance
  • Support for newer Apache Hudi and Delta Lake versions
  • Available in all AWS Commercial, GovCloud, and China regions

AWS Glue 6.0 enables large-scale ETL, batch workloads, streaming analytics, and AI application development with improved performance and developer productivity.



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