The short version
A serverless AWS query service for analyzing data with SQL.
From the HackerLinks archive
AWS Athena
A serverless AWS query service for analyzing data with SQL.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-08-18
Last seen:2026-08-18
Times seen:1
Website:aws.amazon.com
Why it caught our attention
A commenter named it as their favorite for avoiding server hosting while scaling compute.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-08-18
“My favourite is AWS Athena (backed by Trino). "If we use this we get indefinite RAM indefinite CPU and do not need to host a server".”
fifilura · recommendation · first hand use
Direct HN comment
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