Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink is a fully managed service that enables you to perform analysis using SQL and other tools on streaming data in real time. Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink scales automatically to match your usage, there's no infrastructure to manage and you only pay for what you use.
Use cases for Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink include:
Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink allows you to make use of existing and familiar SQL skills, it also integrates with other AWS services. You can deliver your results to any destination supported by Kinesis Data Streams or Kinesis Firehose, and use a Lambda function to deliver to external or unmanaged destinations.
In this lab, you will learn how to use Amazon Kinesis and Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink to sessionize sample clickstream data and output it to DynamoDB using an AWS Lambda function.
This is a beginner-level lab, upon completion, you will be able to:
Familiarity with Data Analytics, SQL, the Bash shell, and the Python programming language will be beneficial but is not required.
The following courses can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:
August 31st, 2023 - Updated the instructions and screenshots to reflect the latest UI
July 17th, 2023 - Updated the lab to use Zeppelin and Apache Flink
March 12th, 2023 - Resolved an issue that caused the lab to fail to set up on rare occasions
October 14th, 2022 - Updated instructions due to updates in the Kinesis Data Stream data retention timeframes
September 8th, 2022 - Updated the instructions and screenshots to the reflect UI
May 31st, 2022 - Updated screenshots & instructions to reflect UI
December 8th, 2021 - Updated lab step instructions to correct grammar error
December 6th, 2021 - Updated lab step instructions to reflect latest user interface changes
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March 11th, 2021 - Updated AWS Lambda lab step to reflect latest user interface changes
January 22nd, 2021 - Updated AWS Lambda lab step to reflect latest user interface changes
Andrew is a Labs Developer with previous experience in the Internet Service Provider, Audio Streaming, and CryptoCurrency industries. He has also been a DevOps Engineer and enjoys working with CI/CD and Kubernetes.
He holds multiple AWS certifications including Solutions Architect Associate and Professional.