AWS Cost and Usage Report 2.0 now supports Athena and Redshift integration
AWS today announced that AWS Cost and Usage Report 2.0 (CUR 2.0) provides new integration options with AWS Athena and AWS Redshift. This capability allows customers to analyze the data from their AWS CUR 2.0 in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) using standard SQL without building custom data warehouse solutions, bringing feature parity with CUR 1.0 integration options. With this launch, when customers select Athena or Redshift integration, CUR 2.0 exports are automatically delivered in the optimal format (Parquet, GZIP) for the chosen query engine. Each export includes the supporting m
The continuous evolution of cloud cost management and analytics services drives AWS to enhance its reporting capabilities, meeting customer demand for easier data integration with existing analytics tools.
Sophisticated analysis of cloud spend is crucial for enterprises to optimize operations and manage complex IT budgets, making integration with powerful analytics tools a key enabler for efficiency.
Customers can now directly use Athena and Redshift for CUR 2.0 data, simplifying cost analysis by eliminating the need for custom data warehousing solutions and offering feature parity with CUR 1.0 options.
- · AWS customers with complex cloud spending
- · Cloud cost management platforms
- · Data analysts and engineers
- · Companies offering custom CUR data pipeline solutions
- · Manual data processing workflows
Enterprises can more easily analyze their AWS spending trends and identify optimization opportunities.
Improved cost visibility could lead to more strategic cloud resource allocation and potentially reduced overall cloud spend for some organizations.
Increased reliance on AWS native analytics tools might subtly reduce demand for third-party cloud financial management solutions for reporting.
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