Salesforce to AWS Athena
Fuel analytics and AI with Salesforce data replication into Athena
Solution Overview
Replicate Salesforce data to AWS Athena
With GRAX, seamlessly replicate your Salesforce data into AWS Athena — efficiently, reliably, and without code. GRAX continuously captures up to every version of your Salesforce data into your AWS environment, intelligently handling schema evolution as your Salesforce objects and fields change.
Integrate your Salesforce data into your broader AWS cloud strategy. Set up your data pipeline once and unlock analytics, AI, and reporting with AWS Athena, eliminating the need for complex ETL scripts or integration middleware.
GRAX Replicate & Reuse Features
- Continuous Data Replication Highest fidelity data capture available
- Bring Your Own Cloud Azure, GCP, AWS, and others
- 100% Your Cloud Fulll control and data ownership
- Built-In Parquet Data Lake
- Quick Deploy Data Lakehouse
- Automated Schema Handling
- Global Search & Query Engine
- Join Data Sources Via Lookup
- On-Platform Analytics
- Replicate Unlimited Objects
- Unlimited Fields Support
- Unlimited Endpoints Bring your data anywhere
Align Salesforce Data with your cloud and data strategy
How it works
Simply turn on GRAX to start replicating down all versions of your Salesforce data. All your objects and its fields are securely captured into your cloud environment — AWS, Azure, GCP, and others — and ready for data activation any tools of your choosing, including AWS Athena.
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Salesforce to AWS Athena FAQs
What is AWS Athena?
Amazon Athena is a serverless, interactive query service that makes it easy to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. It’s commonly used for cost-effective big data analytics and business intelligence.
Can I replicate Salesforce data to Amazon Athena?
Simply replicate Salesforce data to AWS Athena using GRAX’s no-code pipeline. Simply connect your Salesforce org to GRAX, run your initial data replication job, choose your GRAX Data Lake objects, and GRAX will automatically sync the data from your AWS S3 cloud storage to AWS Athena—automated schema handling included. No manual ETL setup required.
Why replicate Salesforce data to AWS Athena?
By replicating Salesforce data to AWS Athena, you can:
• Perform advanced historical and near real-time analytics
• Power AI and ML models with full Salesforce data history and context
• Enable ad hoc reporting with flexible SQL queries
• Maintain a low-cost, scalable data architecture in AWS
What is the best way to sync Salesforce data with AWS Athena
The most efficient way to sync Salesforce data is with a clicks, not code replication tool. The GRAX solution automates schema handling, replicates incremental updates, and continuously syncs your Salesforce data to your cloud and to AWS Athena for advanced analytics or AI/ML.
Does GRAX support automated Salesforce data replication to AWS Athena?
Yes, GRAX continuously replicates data down into your cloud environment — Azure, AWS, GCP, and others. You deploy GRAX once, and GRAX keeps your cloud instance and AWS Athena in sync without any manual intervention (even handling schema changes automatically).
Can I replicate custom Salesforce objects to AWS Athena?
Yes, GRAX supports both standard and custom Salesforce objects. You can select exactly which objects and fields to replicate, and GRAX will replicate all of it into your cloud storage and make it available for AWS Athena automatically.
Is this a real-time or batch data replication solution?
GRAX offers continuous batch replication with high frequency—often near real-time depending on your environment’s configuration. This helps ensure your replicated data is always fresh and available same-day without overwhelming Salesforce’s API limits.
Do I need to write code to connect Salesforce to AWS Athena?
No, you can easily configure your Salesforce-to-Athena replication with just clicks, not code.
What are the benefits of replicating Salesforce data into AWS Athena?
Replicating Salesforce data, your customer data, into AWS Athena allows you to lookup and join your CRM data with other enterprise sources (e.g., ERP, accounting, SAP, etc.) for richer agentic experiences, advanced analytics, AI model training, and enterprise reporting. It improves performance, scalability, and control over your business data.
How does schema handling work during replication?
GRAX automatically maintains the schema during Salesforce data replication. If your Salesforce schema changes (e.g., new fields), GRAX replicates to match—no manual mapping or schema updates needed.
Is GRAX more secure than traditional ETL tools?
Yes, GRAX keeps your data within your cloud environment, your data is fully under your organization’s security umbrella. You maintain full control over where your data is stored and who can access it.
Can I use replicated data for analytics and AI?
Yes, that’s exactly what GRAX replication is built for. Once your Salesforce data is replicated into your cloud, it’s ready to be used in Agentforce, dashboards, Power BI, machine learning models, advanced analytics, Salesforce Data Cloud, or for other downstream consumption applications.
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