AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty 2021 - Hands-On! - AWS Lake Formation

AWS Lake Formation, introduced in 2018, simplifies setting up secure data lakes. Built on AWS Glue, it manages data loading, encryption, and transformations. It integrates with services like Athena and Redshift, and supports various data sources. While Lake Formation itself is free, underlying services incur costs. Setting up involves creating IAM roles, Glue connections, and S3 buckets. Troubleshooting includes managing cross-account permissions and IAM settings.

What is the primary purpose of AWS Lake Formation?

• To manage network traffic

• To set up secure data lakes

• To develop mobile applications

• To create virtual machines

Which AWS service is Lake Formation built on top of?

• AWS Glue

• Amazon EC2

• AWS Lambda

• Amazon S3

What can Lake Formation help you manage in your data lake?

• Network configurations

• Virtual machine instances

• Access control and auditing

• Mobile app development

Which AWS services can integrate with Lake Formation for querying data?

• Amazon Athena and Redshift

• AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild

• Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda

• Amazon S3 and AWS CloudFront

Does Lake Formation itself incur any direct costs?

• No, but underlying services do

• No, it is completely free

• Yes, it has a subscription fee

• Yes, based on data volume

What is the first step in setting up a data lake using Lake Formation?

• Creating a virtual machine

• Setting up a network

• Creating an IAM user for a data analyst role

• Developing a mobile application

What tool can be useful for managing cross-account access in Lake Formation?

• AWS CodeDeploy

• AWS CloudFormation

• AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM)

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk