Datasets stored in cloud object stores can be made available in Hive via external tables:

When using Hive with S3, we recommend that you use S3Guard.

If you are using Ranger to manage Hive authorization, refer to Create a Hive Policy in the Security Guide to learn how to create Hive policies that include S3 URLs.

To improve performance for Hive with Object Stores, refer to Improving Hive Performance.