Athena vs Macie

Question 1

What is Athena

Answer 1

Query service which enables you to analyze and query data located in S3 using standard SQL.

Question 2

When would you use Athena?

Answer 2

1. Query Log files stored in S3
2. Generate business reports on data stored in S3
3. Analyze AWS cost and usage reports
4. Run queries on click-stream data

Question 3

What is Macie?

Answer 3

It is a security service that uses Machine Learning and NLP to find, classify, and protect sensitive data stored in S3.

Question 4

What is the difference between Athena and Macie?

Answer 4

Athena is a query service to query data in S3. Macie is a security service to analyze and identify sensitive data in S3.