# Amazon S3 integration

Query S3 files in place, import them into managed tables, or connect Iceberg metadata.

| Workflow                                                      | Guide                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Read source files without importing them into managed tables. | [Query files in place](/docs/lakehouse/query/object-storage.md)        |
| Copy source files into managed tables.                        | [Import files on a schedule](/docs/lakehouse/ingest/object-storage.md) |
| Read an AWS-managed Iceberg table bucket.                     | [Connect S3 Tables](/docs/lakehouse/external-catalogs/s3-tables.md)    |
| Use Glue metadata for Iceberg tables in S3.                   | [Connect AWS Glue](/docs/lakehouse/external-catalogs/aws-glue.md)      |
| Use your S3 bucket as storage for Altertable-managed tables.  | [Store managed catalog files](/docs/lakehouse/storage/buckets.md)      |