Amazon EMR and AWS Glue now support write operations with AWS Lake Formation fine-grained access controls

Amazon EMR and AWS Glue Updates

Amazon EMR and AWS Glue now enable fine-grained access control (FGAC) on both read and write operations for AWS Lake Formation registered tables in Apache Spark jobs. This update simplifies data workflows by allowing both read and write tasks in a single Spark job, eliminating the need for separate clusters or applications.

Administrators can now control who is authorized to insert new data, update specific records, or merge changes through DML operations, ensuring that all data modifications adhere to specified security policies.

What to do

• Review the new access control capabilities for your data workflows.
• Update your Spark jobs to leverage the new FGAC features.
• Ensure your security policies are aligned with the new data modification controls.

Source: AWS release notes

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