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Preparing Data for Analytics With AWS Glue and Athena

In this lab, you will learn how to prepare and analyze data stored in Amazon S3 using AWS Glue and Amazon Athena. You will create an AWS Glue crawler to catalog datasets, populate the AWS Glue Data Catalog with metadata, and run filtered SQL queries in Athena to analyze structured data directly from S3.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
May 15, 2026
Duration
30m

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  1. Challenge

    Prepare and catalog data stored in Amazon S3 using AWS Glue

    In this objective, you will upload and store data in an Amazon S3 bucket, then use an AWS Glue crawler to scan and catalog the dataset into the AWS Glue Data Catalog. Once the data has been cataloged, you will prepare it for querying and analysis using Amazon Athena.

  2. Challenge

    Query and analyze cataloged data using Amazon Athena

    In this objective, you will use Amazon Athena to run SQL queries against the data cataloged by AWS Glue. You will learn how Athena can analyze data stored directly in Amazon S3 without requiring traditional database infrastructure.

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