Why use AWS Glue?

  • Automation: AWS Glue automates the discovery of data, generates metadata, and creates ETL code without requiring manual intervention, saving time and effort.
  • Flexibility: It works with various data sources, including Amazon S3, RDS, Redshift, and more, making it versatile for different data integration scenarios.
  • Scalability: Users can easily scale their ETL jobs using AWS-managed compute resources, allowing for processing of large volumes of data efficiently.
  • Deep Integration with AWS Services: AWS Glue seamlessly integrates with other AWS services such as Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon RDS, enabling easy data integration from diverse sources.

AWS Glue offer a fully managed serverless ETL tool. This removes overhead, and barriers to entry, when there is a requirement for a ETL service in AWS