Low Maintenance Reporting Infrastructure using Athena, DynamoDB and Quicksight

Upstash has developed a streamlined data-driven decision-making infrastructure leveraging AWS services such as Athena and QuickSight, which allows for efficient querying and visualization of data stored in DynamoDB. By using AWS Athena with Data Source Connectors, they created a serverless model that negates the need for a relational database, offering flexibility through SQL queries and Presto functions. The integration with QuickSight enables data caching via SPICE, allowing for cost-effective, in-memory data storage, which provides rapid access to visualized data without impacting production resources. This setup, which requires minimal maintenance, empowers Upstash to dynamically filter data and produce graphs and dashboards that facilitate quick, insightful decisions without the need for large-scale infrastructure management.