Amazon Redshift User Manual

Creating a Cluster
Before you create a cluster, review the information in the Overview (p. 4) of this section.
To create a cluster
1. Sign into the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Redshift console at
https://console.aws.amazon.com/redshift.
2. Do one of the following:
a. If no clusters are configured for your account, click Launch Cluster.
b. If one or more clusters are defined for your account, in the navigation pane, click Clusters.
Under Launch an Amazon Redshift Cluster, click Launch Cluster.
3. On the CLUSTER DETAILS page, do the following.When all the settings are as you want them,
click Continue.
a. In the Cluster Identifier box, type a unique name for your cluster.
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Amazon Redshift Management Guide
Creating a Cluster

Amazon Redshift Specifications

General

Provider	Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Query Language	SQL
Data Storage	Columnar storage
Security	Encryption at rest and in transit, VPC, IAM
Backup	Automated and manual snapshots
Deployment	Cloud-based
Type	Cloud-based data warehouse service
Primary Use	Data warehousing, analytics
Integration	Integrates with AWS services, BI tools, and ETL tools
Pricing Model	On-demand and reserved instance pricing
Data Compression	Columnar storage with data compression
Performance Optimization	Query optimization