How can you schedule ETL jobs in AWS Glue?

Scheduling ETL jobs in AWS Glue can be effectively accomplished using the AWS Glue trigger feature. This feature allows you to define and manage the execution of Glue jobs based on specific events or schedules. You can create different types of triggers, such as time-based triggers that run jobs at scheduled intervals, or event-based triggers that start jobs in response to actions within AWS services.

By utilizing triggers, you can automate the execution of ETL jobs according to your data processing needs, ensuring that jobs are handled consistently and at the right times without manual intervention.

While other methods mentioned could theoretically initiate a job, they don't provide the same level of scheduling capability specifically designed for Glue jobs. For example, AWS Lambda could be used to invoke a Glue job, but it would require additional setup for scheduling. Manually running jobs without automation lacks efficiency and scalability. AWS CloudFormation is primarily for infrastructure as code and is not intended for scheduling task execution like Glue triggers are.