Amazon Redshift User Manual

Example 2: Allow access using a pre-defined Amazon Redshift policy templates in the
IAM console .
The Amazon Redshift console offers functionality from other services, such as Cloudwatch metrics for
you to monitor your cluster performance and set alarms. Functions that are supplied by other services
require explicit permissions of their own: access to Amazon Redshift actions does not cover them.The
AWS IAM console provides the following predefined Amazon Redshift policy templates that you can use
to allow the necessary access:
• Amazon Redshift Read Only Access – Provides read only access to Amazon Redshift via the AWS
Management Console.
• Amazon Redshift Full Access –Provides full access to Amazon Redshift via the AWS Management
Console.
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Example Policies for Amazon Redshift

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