AWS Glue Reviews

Our company is creating data warehousing in the cloud. Our team includes four data engineers, two data ops, and two data administrators. 

We use S3 to data lake or prepare data from two databases that are contained in MySQL and Oracle. For the migration, we use DMS.

Then, we use the solution to perform data transformation. For Oracle, we use Data Catalog and Data Crawler to create our catalog. Dev Endpoint is used to develop complex data transformations. We then migrate to Studio Notebook where we develop and schedule a complex Spark job. 

Finally, we load the transformed data to Redshift so our data analyst team can visualize it with QuickSight. 

The solution is serverless so it allows us to transform data while optimizing the cost and performance of Spark jobs. 

The solution works with many data sources and services in the cloud. 

Glue Watch monitors our Spark jobs and immediately alerts us to issues so we are able to resolve them quickly. 

The solution does not work with Spark DataFrame. We can use the solution's DynamicFrame for this function but transformations are expensive. 

Not enough resources or services are available to run managed Spark jobs within the solution. We have reached out to Amazon many times regarding this issue. 

The solution should offer features for streaming data in addition to batching data. We can use other products such as Scala or Python but prefer the features be available in the solution. 

I have been using the solution for one year. 

The solution is stable with no issues. 

The solution is scalable. 

Technical support has been good and has handled any issues. 

I rate technical support an eight out of ten. 

Positive

The solution is the best service in its category at this time. Based on project budget and use case, we use either the solution or EMR.

EMR is used for projects that require the latest version of Spark. 

We use the solution for any other versions of Spark. 

I was not involved in the initial setup.

The solution's pricing is based on DPUs so it is a good idea to optimize use or it can get expensive. 

I use Studio Notebook because it is less expensive and jobs can be deleted or clustered to run in one day. 

I rate pricing a four out of ten. 

Our company only uses Amazon cloud because other cloud environments do not offer the same features. 

The solution's Studio uses GCP which is easier than coding in Python Spark or Scala Spark. 

Azure Data Factory's features do not compare to what the solution can do in the cloud. 

The solution is good for teams who do not want to worry about DevOps or who want to optimize cost by using the cloud. 

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. 

The key role of Glue is that it hosts our metadata before rolling out our actual data. This is the major advantage of using this solution and our clients client have been very satisfied with it.

The most valuable aspect of this solution is its automation and ability to sync data from the source to the solution phase. 

The technical support for this solution could be improved. In future, we would like to connect more services like Athena or Kinesis to help control more loads of data.

I have been using this solution for three years. 

This is a stable solution. We have isolated the environment using containerization so that if anything goes wrong, we have higher levels of scalability and availability. To achieve this, we have configured multiple servers for testing, UAT and development.

This is a scalable solution which is supported in our organization by Docker and Kubernetes. We have 2,000 users.

We used a vendor with an internal IT team who provided us with architecture so that we could leverage those services and reach a solution. They have 50 people in the IT team, who continuously help us and monitor the things that we are working on.

Positive

The initial setup was straightforward and took approximately one month. For deployment, we worked in two teams. One person handled all the scripting which we are developing for automation. Two other members handled the database and servers.

This solution is affordable and there is an option to pay for the solution based on your usage. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

Our primary use case is ETL.

We have found it beneficial when moving data from one source to another.

The most valuable feature In terms of convenience, the drag-and-drop is really nice. The no-code interface, is really nice, being able to drag in my connectors. And then the nice thing, as well, is that it generates the framework, the wireframe of your code, so then you can just input whatever Spark or Python you want to input to make any further transformations.

I would like to see in general, documentation, on the limitations on which loads you can actually pull in when you are running Python. The additional Python Jupyter Notebook now has been nice. But yeah, generally speaking, you can not import every LOB. You can import branders now and you can use photos, but you can not import a lot of the other sorts of statistical-based loads. That is an issue currently. I would like to see a more robust interface on the no-code side. This would be nice to be able to split cells.

I have been using AWS Glue for the past three years.

The stability is excellent.

There is good scalability you can set up your minimum and maximum users and you are ready to implement.

The initial setup is straightforward If you are just doing a file format conversion, then it is very simple, but if you want to do a little bit more robust sort of transformations, like inserting transformations or you want to do transformations on multiple delimiters, then there is a bit of learning curve. The deployment time is literally minutes.

I would rate AWS Glue a seven on a scale of one to ten.

We are using it for file ingestion. Its primary role is to ingest a file from a vendor to a database.

Its user interface is quite good. You just need to choose some options to create a job in AWS Glue. 

The code-generation feature is also useful. If you don't want to customize it and simply want to read a file and store the data in the database, it can generate the code for you.

Currently, it supports only two languages in the background: Python and Scala. From our customization point of view, it would be helpful if it can also support Java in the background.

I have been using AWS Glue for three months. We have just started using these services.

We have not been using AWS Glue for a long time. Till now, we haven't found any issues.

Their technical support is good. We faced an issue with AWS Glue where we had to read a flat file. In a flat file, you only have spaces. You don't have commas or anything else. AWS Glue does not directly support flat files. You need to provide it with an expression to read the file, and that expression itself has some limitation of characters. We contacted the AWS support team. They had a call with us and first tried to understand our problem and then our use case. We gave them some sample files for our use case, and they come up with a solution for this limitation. There are some custom patterns in AWS Glue that can be used. Even though they took some time, they provided the solution. If you give a file today, they will take three to four days to get back.

It was straightforward. A lot of documentation is available on the AWS website, which can guide you through the simple steps to set it up. Its setup was easy for me.

It is not expensive. AWS Glue works on the serverless architecture. We get charged for the time the server is up. For our use case, we have to use it once in a day, and it is not expensive for us.

We have just recently started to use this solution. We haven't used all features properly. It is good for the features we are using. We did not find any drawbacks or limitations so far. We are already getting whatever we want from it. 

I would rate AWS Glue a seven out of ten. It needs improvements in terms of Java support and the turnaround time for our problems. 

The primary use cases of AWS Glue in our organization are for implementing ETL processes and for data flow.

The most valuable feature for me is the visual interface of AWS Glue. It is user-friendly and it is not complicated. Moreover, the coding part of AWS Glue allows users to upload their scripts after dropping some components. The product has flexibility and scalability, which is common in most cloud tools.

The product has only a few built-in transformations; additional custom-building transformations could be improved in the next release.

For additional features, I would like documentation on the equivalent of legacy ETL tools and their equivalent in AWS to make it easier for users to migrate their ETL processing to the cloud. It would save time and help users find the best transformation or solution to satisfy their new business needs.

I have been using this solution for three months, and I am using the latest version.

The stability is good; I have not faced any crashes so far.

I would rate its scalability a seven out of ten.

I used a product called SysTrack. For me, it was just a switch from SysTrack to AWS Glue.

The pricing depends on the usage, such as the number of users, computers, and the time jobs run.

Overall, I would rate this product a seven out of ten. It is a good product, but I have not experienced all the additional features.

I mainly use AWS Glue for ETL purposes and batch processing of data.

AWS Glue's most valuable features are the data catalog, including crawlers and tables, and Glue Studio, which means you don't have to use custom code.

There are a couple of issues with AWS Glue. First, AWS Control randomly logs off, which disturbs coding. Second, if there's a cluster-related configuration, we have to make worker notes, which is quite a headache when processing a large amount of data. In the next release, AWS Glue should include more transformations with AWS Studio.

I've been using AWS Glue for around eight months.

AWS Glue is stable.

AWS' technical support responds within an hour on email.

The initial setup was very easy, with only some minimal configuration. However, there is a drawback that once we file the name of a user, it can't be changed.

AWS Glue is quite costly, especially for small organizations. The licensing fee is around $200 per year.

Glue supports Spark, so if you have a team that's good with Spark, definitely go with Glue. I would rate AWS Glue as eight out of ten.

We use the solution as a level of loading data from the source systems.

One of the best features of the solution is its ability to easily integrate with other AWS services. So, it's like we are using AWS as a main cloud provider. It's easy to put everything together. it is very flexible when it comes to compute features. We find the solution very useful when we make use of certain scripts. In some cases, it allows us to get rid of duplicates.

When there is a need to configure connections to different database sources in respect of the target, it would be good if it were easier to deal with roles. I am referring to the need to configure connections in a different target process, something which would require a certain time outlay for configuring VPC and checking that everything is okay, in respect of the creation of required roles. It would save time were this process to be made easier and more user friendly. 

The technical support depends on the type of question, whether there is a need to understand additional inter-related information on multiple levels. Overall, I consider the technical support to be fine, although the response time could be faster in certain cases. 

I have been using AWS Glue for about two years.

The solution is stable. 

While the technical support can vary with the type of question, I feel that, overall, it is okay, although receipt of information could be faster in certain cases. 

We previously had experience with Database Migration Service at AWS. I recommend it over AWS Glue if one needs to do full database migration from on-premises deployment or in cases involving large volumes of data.

I handled the installation on my own. 

I consider the the price to be standard-plus when it comes to optimal usage. 

I rate AWS Glue as an eight out of ten. 

AWS Glue is a versatile tool and we mostly use it for "lift and shift" server migrations.

I appreciate AWS Glue for its cost-effectiveness. The service provides a good balance between its capabilities and the cost associated with using it.

In terms of improvement, the performance of AWS Glue could be faster.

I have been using AWS Glue for five years.

It is a stable product.

It is fairly scalable.

The partner program support is very good.

The initial setup is not too complex. To deploy and maintain a data platform, a general data team of around four to five skilled individuals is typically required.

For AWS Glue, there is no separate license fee. It is part of the AWS service, and you pay for its usage as part of your overall AWS bill.

Overall, I would rate AWS Glue as an eight out of ten.