# Managed Service for Apache Flink

* Fully managed service to build and run real-time streaming applications using Apache Flink.
* Simplifies deployment, scaling, and management of Flink applications on AWS.
* Provides automatic provisioning and scaling of compute resources based on workload.
* Integrates natively with AWS data sources such as Kinesis Data Streams, Kafka, and S3.
* Supports event-driven processing with low latency for streaming data.
* Enables stateful stream processing with fault tolerance and exactly-once processing semantics.
* Provides built-in monitoring and alerting through Amazon CloudWatch.
* Supports application versioning and rollback for deployment management.
* Offers security with IAM-based access control and data encryption in transit and at rest.
* Supports integration with AWS Glue for data catalog and ETL workflows.
* Enables development using standard Apache Flink APIs and libraries.
* Offers easy integration with downstream AWS services like Redshift, Elasticsearch, and S3.
* Provides a serverless experience removing the need to manage infrastructure.
* Helps in building use cases such as real-time analytics, anomaly detection, and fraud detection.
* Pricing is based on the compute and storage resources used by the Flink applications.
