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Amazon Athena refers to a cloud-based query service that enables analysis of data stored in object storage using standard query language. It is used to explore, filter, and summarize large datasets without setting up or managing servers. In...

Skills CategoryInformation Technology
Skills SubcategoryDatabases
Skills TypeSpecialized Skill
Specialized TagsSoftware

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