Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now delivers to general purpose S3 buckets
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports direct delivery of streaming data to general purpose Amazon S3 buckets. This new capability simplifies data ingestion to S3, reducing delivery costs by up to 60% by eliminating the need for complex, self-managed pipelines or chained serverless services. It benefits customers requiring streaming data for batch analytics, log delivery, or compliance, allowing configuration via console or APIs with no operational overhead. The feature is generally available in all AWS regions where Kinesis Data Streams operates, supporting On Demand Advantage and Standard capacity modes with usage-based pricing.
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- Direct streaming data delivery to general purpose S3 buckets
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports direct delivery of streaming data to S3, simplifying ingestion for batch analytics, log delivery, and compliance. This eliminates the need for complex self-managed pipelines or chained serverless services, reducing costs by up to 60% and operational overhead. Customers can configure this delivery option in minutes via the console or APIs, with automatic handling of scaling, retries, and reliability.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/kinesis/data-delivery-general-purpose-s3-buckets
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