A data team has existing Apache Airflow DAGs orchestrating their pipelines and wants managed hosting on AWS without rewriting workflows. Which service runs Airflow natively?
A.AWS Step Functions
Step Functions orchestrates well but requires rewriting DAGs.
B.Amazon MWAA (Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow)
Correct. MWAA is Airflow-as-a-service.
C.AWS Glue workflows
Glue workflows only chain Glue-native components.
D.EventBridge schedules
Schedules trigger events — they don't orchestrate dependencies.
Why this answer
Amazon MWAA is managed Apache Airflow — existing DAGs run unchanged. Step Functions is a different orchestration model (state machines); Glue workflows orchestrate Glue jobs only.
Correct answer: B · Last reviewed 2026-10-26
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