AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty 2021 – Hands-On - Hive on EMR

The video tutorial covers Hive, a tool for executing SQL-like queries on unstructured data in Hadoop and AWS environments. It explains Hive's advantages, such as its SQL syntax, scalability, and use in data warehousing. The tutorial delves into the Hive metastore, which structures unstructured data, and discusses integration with AWS services like Glue and RDS. It also highlights Hive's capabilities with S3 for data partitioning and advanced features on EMR, including DynamoDB integration.

What is the significance of using an external metastore for Hive?

Describe how Hive interacts with Amazon S3.

How does Hive allow for the processing of data stored in DynamoDB?