AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty 2021 - Hands-On! - [Exercise] Kinesis Firehose - Part 1

This video tutorial guides viewers through setting up an Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose stream to capture server log data from an Amazon EC2 instance and store it in an Amazon S3 data lake. The tutorial covers creating the Firehose stream, configuring its source and destination, setting buffer sizes and intervals, and establishing necessary IAM roles for permissions. It emphasizes the importance of understanding Firehose's near real-time capabilities and provides insights into optional data transformations and security settings.

What are the limitations of Kinesis Firehose regarding data delivery frequency?

How can you ensure that the data is encrypted when using Kinesis Firehose?

Explain the role of IAM in the context of Kinesis Firehose.