Last updated: Jun 07, 2024
To access your data in Amazon Redshift, create a connection asset for it.
Amazon Redshift is a data warehouse product that forms part of the larger cloud-computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Create a connection to Amazon Redshift
To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:
- Database name
- Hostname or IP address
- Port number
- Username and password
- SSL certificate (if required by the database server)
Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform
- In a project
- Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
- In a deployment space
- Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
- In the Platform assets catalog
- Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.
Next step: Add data assets from the connection
Where you can use this connection
You can use Amazon Redshift connections in the following workspaces and tools:
Projects
- Data Refinery
- SPSS Modeler
- Synthetic Data Generator
Catalogs
- Platform assets catalog
Amazon Redshift setup
See Amazon Redshift setup prerequisites for setup information.
Running SQL statements
To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the Amazon Redshift documentation for the correct syntax.
Learn more
Parent topic: Supported connections