AWS Big Data Blog
Category: Amazon EMR
Best practices for resizing and automatic scaling in Amazon EMR
In this post, I detail how EMR clusters resize, and I present some best practices for getting the maximum benefit and resulting cost savings for your own cluster through this feature.
Build a blockchain analytic solution with AWS Lambda, Amazon Kinesis, and Amazon Athena
In this post, we’ll show you how to deploy an Ethereum blockchain using the AWS Blockchain Templates, deploy a smart contract, and build a serverless analytics pipeline for that contract based around AWS Lambda, Amazon Kinesis, and Amazon Athena.
Orchestrate Apache Spark applications using AWS Step Functions and Apache Livy
In this post, I’ll show you how to use AWS Step Functions to orchestrate your Spark jobs that are running on Amazon EMR.
Analyze data in Amazon DynamoDB using Amazon SageMaker for real-time prediction
I’ll describe how to read the DynamoDB backup file format in Data Pipeline, how to convert the objects in S3 to a CSV format that Amazon ML can read, and I’ll show you how to schedule regular exports and transformations using Data Pipeline.
Getting started: Training resources for Big Data on AWS
Whether you’ve just signed up for your first AWS account or you’ve been with us for some time, there’s always something new to learn as our services evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. To help ensure you’re set up for success as you build with AWS, we put together this quick reference guide for Big Data training and resources available here on the AWS site.
How to migrate a Hue database from an existing Amazon EMR cluster
This post describes the step-by-step process for migrating the Hue database from an existing EMR cluster.
Easily manage table metadata for Presto running on Amazon EMR using the AWS Glue Data Catalog
In this post, we will explore how the AWS Glue Data Catalog addresses discoverability and manageability for table metadata for Presto on Amazon EMR.
Build a Multi-Tenant Amazon EMR Cluster with Kerberos, Microsoft Active Directory Integration and IAM Roles for EMRFS
In this post, we will discuss what EMRFS authorization is (Amazon S3 storage-level access control) and show how to configure the role mappings with detailed examples.
Dynamically Create Friendly URLs for Your Amazon EMR Web Interfaces
This solution provides a serverless approach to automatically assigning a friendly name for your EMR cluster for easy access to popular notebooks and other web interfaces.
Use Kerberos Authentication to Integrate Amazon EMR with Microsoft Active Directory
This post walks you through the process of using AWS CloudFormation to set up a cross-realm trust and extend authentication from an Active Directory network into an Amazon EMR cluster with Kerberos enabled. By establishing a cross-realm trust, Active Directory users can use their Active Directory credentials to access an Amazon EMR cluster and run jobs as themselves.