What Is Amazon EMR?

Amazon EMR is a managed cluster platform that simplifies running big data frameworks, such as Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark, on AWS to process and analyze vast amounts of data. By using these frameworks and related open-source projects, such as Apache Hive and Apache Pig, you can process data for analytics purposes and business intelligence workloads. Additionally, you can use Amazon EMR to transform and move large amounts of data into and out of other AWS data stores and databases, such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon DynamoDB.

If you are a first-time user of Amazon EMR, we recommend that you begin by reading the following, in addition to this section:

• Amazon EMR – This service page provides the Amazon EMR highlights, product details, and pricing information.

• Getting Started: Analyzing Big Data with Amazon EMR – These tutorials get you started using Amazon EMR quickly.

In This Section

• Overview of Amazon EMR
• Benefits of Using Amazon EMR
• Overview of Amazon EMR Architecture