Kinesis Data Analytics lets you process and analyze streaming data in real time using SQL or Apache Flink — running queries continuously on data as it flows through Kinesis, without managing servers.
Where it fits in the stream
Data Streams and Firehose move streaming data; Data Analytics processes it in flight — computing running aggregates, detecting anomalies, filtering — before it lands in a destination. The tell is “real-time analytics/SQL on a live stream.”
Test yourself
A team needs to run continuous SQL aggregations on a live clickstream in real time, without managing any servers. Which service?
- Kinesis Data Firehose
- Kinesis Data Analytics
- Amazon Athena
- AWS Glue
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Correct answer: B. Kinesis Data Analytics runs continuous SQL/Flink processing on streaming data in real time. Firehose (A) only delivers the stream to storage; Athena (C) queries data at rest in S3; Glue (D) is batch ETL, not real-time stream processing.
Related topics
Kinesis Data Streams · Kinesis Data Firehose · Amazon Athena
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