Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Features

The ability to process large amounts of data.

The ability to process data from a wide variety of sources and formats.

The ability to work seamlessly with another software platform.

Processing data from a variety of sources in real time as it arrives.

Tools to visualize and analyze data.

View ETL process data via reports and visualizations like charts and graphs.

Record ETL historical data for auditing and potential data correction needs.

Extract data from the designated source(s) like relational databases, JSON files, and XML files.

Cleanse and re-format extracted data to the needed target format.

Load reformatted data into target database, data warehouse, or other storage location.

Arrange ETL processes to occur automatically on needed time schedule (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).

Capable of scaling processing power up or down based on ETL volume.