The Athena connector allows data to be cataloged, queried, transformed and more in Athena. This can be used to quickly and easily join data between different systems like Athena and Hive, or between different Athena instances.
The Athena connector is available for the Promethium Enterprise edition. The Athena connector is currently not available for the Free or Professional editions.
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Connect Athena
Connecting to Athena is fast and easy. Simply click Data Sources from the menu, then click + New Data Source. Select Athena and enter the information for your Athena Database.
Athena Connection
Athena connection details can be case-sensitive. Ensure that data is entered with the correct case for your Athena.
What Happens Next – Finish Athena Connection
Click the Connect button then select schemas. After successful connection and schema selection Promethium will automatically crawl and catalog data in your Athena, then make the data easily searchable and usable.
Click Data Explorer from the menu and begin exploring the data in your Athena Data Cloud.
Athena Data Catalog Promethium
FAQs
Is my data moved or copied out of Athena?
No. Your data stays in Athena and isn’t moved to Promethium.
What options are available for publishing datasets?
Datasets can be published as a view or as a dbt model.
Is this a Production-level connector?
Yes. The Athena connector is designed for all-sized Datasets.
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