Amazon Athena now presents query execution plans to aid tuning

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAmazon Athena now presents query execution plans to aid tuning Amazon Athena users can now view the execution plan for their queries. When querying large, complex datasets, users are often unaware of how their query will be executed or how optimizations will impact performance. Now generally available for Amazon Athena, the EXPLAIN statement helps…

IAM Access Analyzer makes it easier to implement least privilege permissions by generating IAM policies based on access activity

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedIAM Access Analyzer makes it easier to implement least privilege permissions by generating IAM policies based on access activity In 2019, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Analyzer was launched to help you remove unintended public and cross account access by analyzing your existing permissions. In March 2021, IAM Access Analyzer added policy…