Amazon Redshift User Manual

4. In the Purchase Reserved Nodes wizard, specify Node Type, Term, Offering Type, and Number
of Nodes.
5. When the settings are as you want them, click Continue.
6. Review the offering details, and then click Purchase.
7. In the reserved nodes list, check the Status of your offering.
When the status changes to active, you can use your node. At that time, the Remaining Days box
will display the correct value.
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Amazon Redshift Management Guide
Purchasing Reserved Node Offerings

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