Amazon Redshift (Spectrum)
The best price-performance cloud data warehouse.
Overview
Amazon Redshift is a cloud data warehouse that is part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem. It uses a massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture to handle large-scale data analysis. The Redshift Spectrum feature allows users to run SQL queries directly against exabytes of unstructured data in Amazon S3, effectively creating a data lakehouse architecture without needing to load the data into Redshift tables.
✨ Key Features
- Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architecture
- Columnar storage for optimized analytics
- Redshift Spectrum for querying data in S3
- Concurrency Scaling for consistent performance
- Redshift ML for in-database machine learning
- RA3 nodes with managed storage for independent scaling
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Deepest integration with the AWS ecosystem
- Strong price-performance for large, stable workloads
- Mature and feature-rich for traditional data warehousing
Unique Value: Analyze data across your data warehouse, operational databases, and data lake using a single service with the best price-performance.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Building a central source of truth for BI dashboards
- Analyzing clickstream data for web applications
- Operational reporting for business applications
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Small-scale analytics
- Highly variable workloads where a serverless model is more cost-effective
- OLTP systems
🏆 Alternatives
Offers tighter integration with AWS services than competitors and can be more cost-effective for predictable, at-scale workloads.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise Support tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 60-day free trial
Free tier: 2 months free trial of DC2.Large node.
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