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AWS Data Exchange

In short

AWS Data Exchange offers a secure, centralized marketplace for users to find, subscribe to, and manage third-party data within the AWS cloud, facilitating easy data integration and automated updates.

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8 key features of AWS Data Exchange

Data Packaging and Publishing

Providers can package and publish data products, setting their own prices and terms, with billing handled through the AWS invoice system.

Broad Reach

Published data products are accessible to AWS customers, allowing them to find, subscribe to, and integrate these products into their AWS-based data lakes and applications.

Automatic Updates and Notifications

Data providers can publish new data revisions on their schedule, with AWS Data Exchange automatically notifying subscribers of these updates.

Security and Compliance

The service includes built-in security and compliance controls to ensure appropriate data handling, including access controls and data encryption.

Extensive Data Catalog

A broad catalog of third-party data from various industries is available, featuring providers like Reuters and Change Healthcare.

Flexible Licensing

Data providers can define their terms and pricing, with the ability for private offer negotiations.

Usage and Subscription Management

Both providers and subscribers have tools to track usage and manage subscriptions effectively.

Analytics and Machine Learning Integration

Subscribed data integrates with AWS analytics and machine learning services, enhancing business operations and insights.

Where AWS Data Exchange is used

01
Inter-organizational Data Sharing
Facilitates secure dataset exchanges among businesses, governments, and educational institutions for collaborative analysis and insight generation.
02
Open Data Publishing
Enables the release of public datasets across various fields, encouraging innovation among startups and researchers.
03
Data Marketplace Enablement
Acts as a commercial platform where data providers can sell, and customers can find and acquire specialized third-party datasets for analytics and machine learning projects.
04
Machine Learning and AI Development
Supplies varied datasets for training AI models, aiding in the advancement of predictive analytics and pattern recognition.
05
Compliance and Risk Management
Assists banking and insurance sectors in adhering to regulatory standards and managing risks through comprehensive data access for audits and assessments.

How AWS Data Exchange is priced

Subscription Pricing - Customers

Providers set prices for different subscription durations on the product detail page. Subscriptions can be billed upfront or according to a payment schedule, with applicable sales taxes.

Pay-As-You-Go

Products supporting pay-as-you-go pricing list their pricing information on the product detail page. Subscribers are billed for usage during the calendar month, with applicable sales taxes.

Free Data Products

There are also data products available for free on AWS Data Exchange, allowing users to access and use data without any subscription or usage fees.

Private Offers

Data providers can negotiate private offers with specific AWS customers. This allows for customized pricing and terms that are not publicly listed on the AWS Data Exchange.

Active Data Grant Fees

Data senders are charged for each hour a data grant is active, beginning when the receiver accepts it. Active grant hours are totaled at the end of the month for billing.

File Data Storage Fees

Data loaded into AWS Data Exchange incurs storage charges measured in Byte-Hours and totaled monthly. Prices depend on the amount of data and the AWS Region.

Tiered Fulfillment Fees

AWS Marketplace charges tiered fulfillment fees on revenue it collects for new data product subscriptions. Bring Your Own Subscription (BYOS) offers can migrate and fulfill pre-existing subscriptions with AWS customers at no additional cost.

Data Transfer Fees

Standard Amazon S3 rates apply when importing or exporting file-based assets across AWS Regions. Exports through signed URLs incur standard internet data transfer rates.

Additional AWS Service Costs

AWS services used to store, process, or analyze data products incur separate charges billed to the customer's AWS account according to each service's pricing plan.

Services AWS Data Exchange works with

Amazon S3

AWS Data Exchange supports direct import and export of data sets to and from Amazon S3, allowing users to store data in scalable, secure, and durable storage.

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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Integrates with AWS IAM to manage permissions and access controls for who can create, view, and manage data sets and subscriptions in AWS Data Exchange.

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AWS CloudTrail

AWS Data Exchange integrates with AWS CloudTrail to log all API calls, providing visibility into all data access and changes for auditing and compliance purposes.

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AWS Glue

Allows for efficient data cataloging, preparation, and integration with AWS Glue ETL processes, enhancing the usability of the data sourced from AWS Data Exchange.

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Amazon Redshift

Provides seamless ingestion of data from AWS Data Exchange into Amazon Redshift, enabling analytics and data warehousing operations on the ingested data.

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Amazon QuickSight

Enables visualization and insightful analytics on data procured from AWS Data Exchange, integrating with Amazon QuickSight to build rich dashboards and reports.

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Amazon Athena

Empowers users to run SQL queries directly on data sets in Amazon S3 without the need for complex ETL processes, leveraging the serverless structure of Amazon Athena.

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AWS Marketplace

Integrates with AWS Marketplace to facilitate the subscription and purchasing process of third-party data sets directly on AWS Data Exchange.

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Amazon EventBridge

Provides support for publishing events to Amazon EventBridge, enabling automated responses and workflows triggered by specific events in AWS Data Exchange.

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What is AWS Data Exchange

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AWS Data Exchange is a cloud service provided by Amazon Web Services that facilitates the discovery, subscription to, and management of data from a broad range of third-party data providers. This service streamlines the process of accessing and integrating diverse datasets into cloud-based applications and analytics workflows, catering to industries like finance, healthcare, and geospatial, among others.

Through AWS Data Exchange, users can browse a vast catalog of data products, subscribing to those that align with their needs. Once subscribed, they can seamlessly integrate this data into their AWS environment, leveraging it for various applications such as big data analytics, machine learning, and more. Subscribers with an active subscription receive an event when a provider publishes new revisions and can use that event to automate consumption of new data.

AWS Data Exchange emphasizes security and compliance, incorporating AWS’s robust security measures to protect data during exchange and storage. It offers flexibility in licensing and pricing, with providers setting their own terms. The service also includes features for tracking usage and managing subscriptions, simplifying the operational aspects of data exchange.

By offering a centralized platform for data transactions, AWS Data Exchange simplifies the way organizations find, acquire, and utilize third-party data, enabling them to enhance their business operations and decision-making processes with a wide array of external data resources.

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