A data team with existing Airflow DAGs and Python-heavy dependencies wants managed orchestration without rewriting workflows. Which service?
A.AWS Step Functions
Step Functions would require rewriting DAGs as state machines.
B.Amazon MWAA (Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow)
Managed Airflow = MWAA. Correct.
C.EventBridge Scheduler
Scheduler triggers on time — no DAG orchestration.
D.AWS Glue workflow triggers
Glue workflows orchestrate Glue jobs only.
Why this answer
MWAA = managed Apache Airflow — runs existing DAGs with managed infra (schedulers, workers, autoscaling). Step Functions is AWS-native state machines; Glue triggers orchestrate only Glue jobs.
Correct answer: B · Last reviewed 2026-11-05
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