Amazon Athena ODBC Driver Amazon.com Services LLC

The Amazon Athena ODBC Driver is a tool designed to enable seamless connectivity between Amazon Athena and third-party SQL client tools and applications. It allows users to query data stored in Amazon S3 using Athena directly from their preferred SQL clients.

Key Features:

• Compatibility: Supports integration with a wide range of third-party SQL clients, enabling flexible access to Athena.
• Security: Requires the athena:GetQueryResultsStream policy for IAM principals, ensuring secure access to query results.
• Port Requirements: Ensures port 444 is open for outbound traffic to facilitate streaming query results from Athena.
• Platform Support: Available for multiple operating systems, including Linux (64-bit), macOS (both ARM and Intel architectures), and Windows (64-bit).
• Streaming API Integration: Addresses limitations with S3 fetcher encryption by supporting the Athena streaming API for decrypting results.

Audience & Benefit:

Ideal for developers, data analysts, and organizations using AWS who need to integrate Amazon Athena with their existing SQL client tools. This driver provides a robust solution for querying large datasets stored in Amazon S3, enabling efficient data analysis and reporting while maintaining security standards. It supports cross-platform compatibility, allowing teams to leverage their preferred environments for seamless integration into their workflows.

The driver can be installed via winget, ensuring a straightforward setup process across supported platforms.