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A data engineer must build an extract, transform, and load (ETL) pipeline to process and load data from 10 source systems into 10 tables that are in an Amazon Redshift database. All the source systems generate .csv, JSON, or Apache Parquet files every 15 minutes. The source systems all deliver files into one Amazon S3 bucket. The file sizes range from 10 MB to 20 GB. The ETL pipeline must function correctly despite changes to the data schema.
Which data pipeline solutions will meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
Using an Amazon EventBridge rule to run an AWS Glue job or invoke an AWS Glue workflow job every 15 minutes are two possible solutions that will meet the requirements. AWS Glue is a serverless ETL service that can process and load data from various sources to various targets, including Amazon Redshift. AWS Glue can handle different data formats, such as CSV, JSON, and Parquet, and also support schema evolution, meaning it can adapt to changes in the data schema over time. AWS Glue can also leverage Apache Spark to perform distributed processing and transformation of large datasets. AWS Glue integrates with Amazon EventBridge, which is a serverless event bus service that can trigger actions based on rules and schedules. By using an Amazon EventBridge rule, you can invoke an AWS Glue job or workflow every 15 minutes, and configure the job or workflow to run an AWS Glue crawler and then load the data into the Amazon Redshift tables. This way, you can build a cost-effective and scalable ETL pipeline that can handle data from 10 source systems and function correctly despite changes to the data schema.
The other options are not solutions that will meet the requirements. Option C, configuring an AWS Lambda function to invoke an AWS Glue crawler when a file is loaded into the S3 bucket, and creating a second Lambda function to run the AWS Glue job, is not a feasible solution, as it would require a lot of Lambda invocations and coordination. AWS Lambda has some limits on the execution time, memory, and concurrency, which can affect the performance and reliability of the ETL pipeline. Option D, configuring an AWS Lambda function to invoke an AWS Glue workflow when a file is loaded into the S3 bucket, is not a necessary solution, as you can use an Amazon EventBridge rule to invoke the AWS Glue workflow directly, without the need for a Lambda function. Option E, configuring an AWS Lambda function to invoke an AWS Glue job when a file is loaded into the S3 bucket, and configuring the AWS Glue job to put smaller partitions of the DataFrame into an Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose delivery stream, is not a cost-effective solution, as it would incur additional costs for Lambda invocations and data delivery. Moreover, using Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose to load data into Amazon Redshift is not suitable for frequent and small batches of data, as it can cause performance issues and data fragmentation.Reference:
Using AWS Glue to run ETL jobs against non-native JDBC data sources
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A company stores server logs in an Amazon 53 bucket. The company needs to keep the logs for 1 year. The logs are not required after 1 year.
A data engineer needs a solution to automatically delete logs that are older than 1 year.
Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?
Problem Analysis:
The company uses AWS Glue for ETL pipelines and requires automatic data quality checks during pipeline execution.
The solution must integrate with existing AWS Glue pipelines and evaluate data quality rules based on predefined thresholds.
Key Considerations:
Ensure minimal implementation effort by leveraging built-in AWS Glue features.
Use a standardized approach for defining and evaluating data quality rules.
Avoid custom libraries or external frameworks unless absolutely necessary.
Solution Analysis:
Option A: SQL Transform
Adding SQL transforms to define and evaluate data quality rules is possible but requires writing complex queries for each rule.
Increases operational overhead and deviates from Glue's declarative approach.
Option B: Evaluate Data Quality Transform with DQDL
AWS Glue provides a built-in Evaluate Data Quality transform.
Allows defining rules in Data Quality Definition Language (DQDL), a concise and declarative way to define quality checks.
Fully integrated with Glue Studio, making it the least effort solution.
Option C: Custom Transform with PyDeequ
PyDeequ is a powerful library for data quality checks but requires custom code and integration.
Increases implementation effort compared to Glue's native capabilities.
Option D: Custom Transform with Great Expectations
Great Expectations is another powerful library for data quality but adds complexity and external dependencies.
Final Recommendation:
Use Evaluate Data Quality transform in AWS Glue.
Define rules in DQDL for checking thresholds, null values, or other quality criteria.
This approach minimizes development effort and ensures seamless integration with AWS Glue.
A data engineer must manage the ingestion of real-time streaming data into AWS. The data engineer wants to perform real-time analytics on the incoming streaming data by using time-based aggregations over a window of up to 30 minutes. The data engineer needs a solution that is highly fault tolerant.
Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?
This solution meets the requirements of managing the ingestion of real-time streaming data into AWS and performing real-time analytics on the incoming streaming data with the least operational overhead. Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink is a fully managed service that allows you to run Apache Flink applications without having to manage any infrastructure or clusters. Apache Flink is a framework for stateful stream processing that supports various types of aggregations, such as tumbling, sliding, and session windows, over streaming data. By using Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink, you can easily connect to Amazon Kinesis Data Streams as the source and sink of your streaming data, and perform time-based analytics over a window of up to 30 minutes. This solution is also highly fault tolerant, as Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink automatically scales, monitors, and restarts your Flink applications in case of failures.Reference:
Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink
A data engineer is building an automated extract, transform, and load (ETL) ingestion pipeline by using AWS Glue. The pipeline ingests compressed files that are in an Amazon S3 bucket. The ingestion pipeline must support incremental data processing.
Which AWS Glue feature should the data engineer use to meet this requirement?
Problem Analysis:
The pipeline processes compressed files in S3 and must support incremental data processing.
AWS Glue features must facilitate tracking progress to avoid reprocessing the same data.
Key Considerations:
Incremental data processing requires tracking which files or partitions have already been processed.
The solution must be automated and efficient for large-scale ETL jobs.
Solution Analysis:
Option A: Workflows
Workflows organize and orchestrate multiple Glue jobs but do not track progress for incremental data processing.
Option B: Triggers
Triggers initiate Glue jobs based on a schedule or events but do not track which data has been processed.
Option C: Job Bookmarks
Job bookmarks track the state of the data that has been processed, enabling incremental processing.
Automatically skip files or partitions that were previously processed in Glue jobs.
Option D: Classifiers
Classifiers determine the schema of incoming data but do not handle incremental processing.
Final Recommendation:
Job bookmarks are specifically designed to enable incremental data processing in AWS Glue ETL pipelines.
A data engineer maintains a materialized view that is based on an Amazon Redshift database. The view has a column named load_date that stores the date when each row was loaded.
The data engineer needs to reclaim database storage space by deleting all the rows from the materialized view.
Which command will reclaim the MOST database storage space?
To reclaim the most storage space from a materialized view in Amazon Redshift, you should use a DELETE operation that removes all rows from the view. The most efficient way to remove all rows is to use a condition that always evaluates to true, such as 1=1. This will delete all rows without needing to evaluate each row individually based on specific column values like load_date.
Option A: DELETE FROM materialized_view_name WHERE 1=1; This statement will delete all rows in the materialized view and free up the space. Since materialized views in Redshift store precomputed data, performing a DELETE operation will remove all stored rows.
Other options either involve inappropriate SQL statements (e.g., VACUUM in option C is used for reclaiming storage space in tables, not materialized views), or they don't remove data effectively in the context of a materialized view (e.g., TRUNCATE cannot be used directly on a materialized view).
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