AWS AmazonRDS: Aurora PostgreSQL Iceberg/Parquet S3 querying added to What's New
Summary
Adds a What's New entry announcing that Aurora PostgreSQL can query Apache Iceberg tables and Parquet files in Amazon S3 directly via read-only foreign tables without loading or copying data.
Security assessment
The only changed line is a feature announcement for querying S3-hosted Iceberg/Parquet data from Aurora PostgreSQL; it contains no security controls, vulnerability references, or hardening guidance.
Evidence
+Aurora PostgreSQL supports querying Apache Iceberg and Parquet data directly in Amazon S3| You can now query Apache Iceberg tables and Apache Parquet files in Amazon S3 directly from Aurora PostgreSQL using read-only foreign tables, without loading or copying the data. For more information, see [Querying Apache Iceberg and Parquet data directly in Aurora PostgreSQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/query-iceberg-and-parquet-data.html).| September 30, 2026
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diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/WhatsNew.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/WhatsNew.md index 98c7327..187f014 100644 --- a//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/WhatsNew.md +++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/WhatsNew.md @@ -20,0 +21 @@ Change| Description| Date +Aurora PostgreSQL supports querying Apache Iceberg and Parquet data directly in Amazon S3| You can now query Apache Iceberg tables and Apache Parquet files in Amazon S3 directly from Aurora PostgreSQL using read-only foreign tables, without loading or copying the data. For more information, see [Querying Apache Iceberg and Parquet data directly in Aurora PostgreSQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/query-iceberg-and-parquet-data.html).| September 30, 2026