Deliver real-time data to streaming tables for Apache Iceberg with Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports streaming tables, a fully managed capability that continuously delivers streaming data as queryable Apache Iceberg tables on Amazon S3 Tables with no custom applications or operational overhead required.
- Reduces data delivery costs to S3 Tables by up to 50% compared to self-managed alternatives
- Reduces downstream query costs by up to 30% through intelligent inline compaction eliminating small file problems
- Provides exactly-once delivery semantics with built-in write coordination across all shards
- Consumption-based pricing: $14/TB for Iceberg delivery, $11/TB for general purpose S3 delivery
- Tables automatically registered in AWS Glue Data Catalog for discovery by Athena, Redshift, and Spark
- Kinesis Data Streams Agent Skill provides AI-assisted setup and configuration guidance
Streaming tables eliminate operational complexity of custom connectors and format conversions, enabling fully managed end-to-end real-time analytics from ingestion through queryable storage.
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