Amazon Athena now supports 1-minute reservations and 4 DPU minimum capacity

Amazon Athena ยท 2026-02-10

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Cost Impact Decrease

What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Configure Athena workgroups to utilize 1-minute reservations and 4 DPU minimum capacity for more precise resource allocation and cost management without requiring changes to SQL queries or application code.

For Platform Teams

Integrate Athena's 1-minute reservations and 4 DPU minimum capacity into your serverless architecture to optimize resource usage and reduce costs for query-intensive workloads.

For Executives

Evaluate adopting Athena's 1-minute reservations to achieve up to 95% cost savings on short-duration query workloads, enhancing budget efficiency and operational agility.

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