← This weekProduct launchData engineering & the warehouse/lakehouseAmazon RedshiftApache IcebergAmazon AthenaApache SparkAmazon SageMakerAWS GlueAmazon Redshift has introduced support for Iceberg materialized views, allowing users to compute aggregations once and store the results as Apache Iceberg tables in Amazon S3. These tables can then be queried by various AWS services such as Amazon Athena and Apache Spark.
MyDataWork POV — For teams deeply embedded in the AWS ecosystem, this is a practical enhancement that streamlines cross-service data access. However, if your architecture isn't already centered around AWS, this feature might not add significant value. It's a boon for those looking to minimize data movement across services, but others can continue as they are without missing out.
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