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Speed up queries with the cost-based optimizer in Amazon Athena

AWS Big Data

Starting today, the Athena SQL engine uses a cost-based optimizer (CBO), a new feature that uses table and column statistics stored in the AWS Glue Data Catalog as part of the table’s metadata. By using these statistics, CBO improves query run plans and boosts the performance of queries run in Athena.

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 5

Domino Data Lab

Case in point: circa 2002 I was teaching network security in a continuing education program. This is especially the case in data science; most enterprise organizations simply cannot hire enough of the data analytics talent they need therefore, so much of these staffing needs must be filled by current employees.