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Amazon Athena

November 2024 with Scott Pletcher

Join Scott Pletcher as we learn how to analyze data directly from cloud storage without ever setting up a database, using Amazon Athena. We're going to practice running basic and advanced queries, organizing and partitioning data, and handling large-scale analysis.

Recommended Experience

Basic understanding of SQL and data querying
Familiarity with cloud storage services, especially Amazon S3
Experience working with datasets or doing data analysis

Related certifications

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

Related Job Functions

Data analyst
Cloud data engineer
Business intelligence analyst

Scott got started with IT in his early teens when his parents bought him a TRS-80 Color Computer 2 from Radio Shack. Since then, he's spent thirty years in corporate IT management and leadership roles, earned numerous AWS and PMI certifications, and created training content for A Cloud Guru.

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Skill Outline

1. Introduction to Amazon Athena (6:01)
2. Our First Athena Query (8:47)
3. More Advanced Athena Queries (6:33)
4. Athena Partitions (12:40)
5. Athena at Scale (6:34)

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