Amazon Redshift User Manual

Document History
The following table describes the important changes since the last release of the Amazon Redshift
Management Guide.
Latest documentation update: July 17, 2013
Release DateDescriptionChange
17 July 2013Updated to describe cluster snapshot sharing and create
snapshot progress metrics.
New Feature
08 July 2013Published various documentation fixes.Documentation fixes
22 April 2013Updated the Amazon Redshift Management Guide to
match changes in the Amazon Redshift console.
New Console
Screens
14 February 2013This is the first release of the Amazon Redshift
Management Guide.
New Guide
API Version 2012-12-01
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Amazon Redshift Management Guide

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