Amazon Kinesis
Easily collect, process, and analyze real-time, streaming data.
Overview
Amazon Kinesis is a platform for streaming data on AWS, offering powerful services to make it easy to load and analyze streaming data, and also providing the ability for you to build custom streaming data applications for specialized needs. It enables you to process and analyze data as it arrives and respond instantly instead of having to wait until all your data is collected before the processing can begin.
✨ Key Features
- Real-time data ingestion and processing
- Fully managed service
- Scalability
- Integration with AWS ecosystem
- Multiple services for different use cases (Data Streams, Data Firehose, Data Analytics)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Fully managed and serverless options
- Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem
- Ease of use
Unique Value: Amazon Kinesis makes it easy to collect, process, and analyze real-time, streaming data to get timely insights and react quickly to new information.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Real-time analytics at Netflix
- Log analysis at Zillow
- IoT platform at Philips
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Batch processing
- Data warehousing
🏆 Alternatives
Kinesis offers a fully managed and tightly integrated solution for streaming data on AWS, which can be simpler to set up and manage than self-hosting a streaming platform like Kafka.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Business and Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Free tier for Kinesis Data Streams with monthly limits.
📊 Market Info
Customers: NA
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