AWS Kinesis Data Analytics
AWS Kinesis Data Analytics is a fully managed service for real-time stream processing on Amazon Web Services. It enables developers to analyze streaming data using SQL or Apache Flink applications without managing infrastructure. The service integrates with other AWS services like Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon S3, and AWS Lambda for building real-time analytics pipelines.
Developers should use AWS Kinesis Data Analytics when building real-time applications that require immediate insights from streaming data, such as IoT sensor monitoring, clickstream analysis, or fraud detection. It's particularly valuable for scenarios where low-latency processing is critical and you want to avoid the operational overhead of managing stream processing clusters. The SQL-based option makes it accessible for teams familiar with SQL, while Flink support offers advanced stream processing capabilities.