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Amazon Athena

Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that enables analysis of data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. It's serverless, requiring no infrastructure management, allowing users to focus on querying and analyzing their data directly.

Timbr + Amazon Redshift

Integrating Amazon Athena with Timbr combines the strengths of both platforms. It allows you to use Timbr's semantic graph capabilities alongside Athena's powerful and flexible query service. This integration enhances your ability to perform semantic querying, data virtualization, and integrated data management on data stored in Amazon S3, leading to faster insights and more efficient data operations.

Getting Started with Amazon Athena​

If you haven't yet set up Amazon Athena, follow these steps to get started:

To connect Timbr to your Amazon Athena datasource, you need to use the Amazon Athena JDBC driver. For information on the Athena JDBC driver and how to set it up, refer to the Amazon Athena JDBC Driver documentation.

Connecting Timbr to Amazon Athena in the Timbr Platform​

Once you've set up Amazon Athena and have the JDBC driver ready, it's time to connect Timbr to Athena. Follow the steps below for a detailed tutorial on connecting Timbr to Amazon Athena:

  1. Navigate to Manage Datasources: From the Timbr interface, click on the Manage tab and select Datasources.

  2. Add New Datasource: On the top right, click the Add New Datasource button. Alternatively, you can click the big add button beneath the knowledge graphs and datasources tabs.

Add new datasource

  1. Fill in Connection Details: A pop-up window will appear where you need to provide the relevant connection details to connect Amazon Athena to Timbr.

There are two options in Timbr to enter the connection information: Simple or JDBC Url.

On the top right of the pop-up window , the toggle can be switched from Simple to JDBC Url in order to connect the datasource using the relevant JDBC URL.

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Simple Tab Connection Configuration​

  1. Select Simple Tab: Ensure the Simple tab is selected.

  2. Fill in the Following Details:

    • Database Type: Select Amazon Athena.
    • Datasource Name: Enter a name for your datasource.
    • Description: Provide a description of the datasource (Optional).
    • Hostname / IP: Enter the hostname or IP address of your Amazon Athena datasource.
    • Port: Default is 443.
    • Username: Enter your Amazon Athena username.
    • Password: Enter your Amazon Athena password.
    • S3OutputLocation: Specify the S3 bucket path where query results are stored.
    • Additional Parameters: Add any additional connection parameters using ; as separators.

JDBC URL Tab Configuration​

  1. Select JDBC URL Tab: Ensure the JDBC URL tab is selected.

  2. Fill in the Following Details:

    • Database Type: Select Amazon Athena.
    • Datasource Name: Enter a name for your datasource.
    • Description: Provide a description of the datasource (Optional).
    • Username: Enter your Amazon Athena username.
    • Password: Enter your Amazon Athena password.
    • JDBC URL: Enter the JDBC connection URL (e.g., jdbc:awsathena://[host]:port).

jdbc tab

Save and Test Connection​

  1. After entering the details, click the Save button to save the information, connecting the Amazon Athena datasource to the Timbr environment.
  2. Once saved, on the top right, click the Test connection button to verify the datasource’s connectivity, ensuring it is active and responsive.

For a comprehensive guide on connecting Timbr to various datasources, refer to the detailed documentation: